TABLE 3.
Summary of results for Salmonella isolates that were Vi agglutination negative on primary culture and three Salmonella serovar Typhi isolates that were Vi agglutination positive
| Isolate | Serovar | Agglutination result for Vi on:
|
PCR results for:
|
IFa result for Vi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First isolation | storage | tviB | pheUb | |||
| BL13807 | Typhi | + | NTc | + | − | NT |
| BL13539 | Typhi | + | NT | + | − | NT |
| BL13510 | Typhi | + | NT | + | − | NT |
| BL6583 | Typhi | − | + | + | − | + |
| BL12035 | Typhi | − | + | + | − | + |
| BL13843 | Typhi | − | + | + | − | + |
| BL14907 | Typhi | − | + | + | − | + |
| BL6397 | Typhi | − | + | + | − | + |
| BL6886 | Typhi | − | + | + | − | + |
| BL9283 | Typhi | − | + | + | − | + |
| BL9282 | Typhi | − | + | + | − | + |
| BL3081 | Typhi | − | − | + | − | + |
| BA788 | Typhi | − | + | + | − | + |
| BL4426 | Typhi | − | − | + | − | + |
| BL2934 | Typhi | − | − | − | + | − |
| BL11161 | Paratyphi A | − | − | − | + | − |
| BL13994d | Paratyphi A | + | − | + | + | − |
| BL1838 | O9 Hd− | − | − | − | + | − |
| BL2580 | O9 Hd− | − | − | − | + | − |
| BL9737 | O9 Hd− | − | − | − | + | − |
a
IF, immunofluorescence.
b
The presence of a pheU product means that SPI-7 is absent.
c
NT, not tested.
d
Probable mixed culture of Salmonella serovar Paratyphi A and Salmonella serovar Typhi.