TABLE 1.
Host adaptation of S. enterica serotypes revealed by epidemiological surveys
| Reservoir | Location of survey (time period [yrs] covered) | S. enterica serotypes most frequently associated with disease (% of total isolates) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humans | Massachusetts (1940-45) | Typhimurium (31), Typhi (18), Montevideo (10), Newport (8), Oranienburg (7) | 39 |
| Korea (1951) | Paratyphi A (61), Typhi (11), Paratyphi C (10), Enteritidis (8), Paratyphi B (6) | 71 | |
| England and Wales (1958-67) | Typhimurium (64), Paratyphi B (8) | 42 | |
| United States (1987-97) | Typhimurium (23), Enteritidis (21), Heidelberg (8) | 47 | |
| Cattle | Germany (1937) | Dublin (82), Typhimurium (15) | 37a |
| England and Wales (1958-67) | Dublin (71), Typhimurium (27) | 56 | |
| England and Wales (1968-73) | Dublin (79), Typhimurium (17) | 57 | |
| United States (1976) | Typhimurium (54), Dublin (20) | 9 | |
| England and Wales (1982-83) | Typhimurium (63), Dublin (24) | 58 | |
| Swine | United States (1934-41) | Choleraesuis (70), Typhimurium (11) | 16 |
| Germany (1937) | Choleraesuis (50), Typhimurium (27), Dublin (23) | 37a | |
| England and Wales (1958-67) | Choleraesuis (83), Typhimurium (8) | 56 | |
| England and Wales (1968-73) | Choleraesuis (57), Typhimurium (17), Dublin (15) | 57 | |
| United States (1976) | Choleraesuis (52), Typhimurium (21) | 9 | |
| Sheep | England and Wales (1958-67) | Abortusovis (63), Dublin (26), Typhimurium (7) | 57 |
| England and Wales (1968-74) | Dublin (45), Abortusovis (36), Typhimurium (9) | 59 | |
| England and Wales (1975-81) | Typhimurium (26), Dublin (24), Montevideo (11) | 60 | |
| Horses | United States (1934-41) | Abortusequi (68), Typhimurium (32) | 16 |
| England and Wales (1973-79) | Typhimurium (70) | 68 | |
| Rodents | United States (1934-41) | Typhimurium (51), Enteritidis (31) | 16 |
| Germany (1978) | Typhimurium (51), Enteritidis (39) | 33 | |
| Chickens | England and Wales (1933-44) | Gallinarum (92) | 24 |
| Denmark (1934-38) | Typhimurium (96) | 25 | |
| England and Wales (1948-56) | Gallinarum (76), Typhimurium (14), Thompson (8) | 7 | |
| England and Wales (1958-67) | Gallinarum (67), Typhimurium (18) | 56 | |
| England and Wales (1968-73) | Enteritidis (46), Typhimurium (41), Gallinarum (7) | 57 | |
| Turkeys | England and Wales (1933-44) | Typhimurium (46), Gallinarum (27), Enteritidis (27) | 24 |
| England and Wales (1948-56) | Typhimurium (57), Stanleyville (12), Thompson (10) | 7 | |
| Ducks | England and Wales (1933-44) | Typhimurium (71), Enteritidis (21) | 24 |
| Denmark (1934-38) | Typhimurium (58), Enteritidis (42) | 25 | |
| England and Wales (1948-56) | Typhimurium (76), Thompson (9) | 7 | |
| United States (1950-60) | Typhimurium (93) | 51 | |
| Pigeons | England and Wales (1933-44) | Typhimurium (100) | 24 |
| Denmark (1934-38) | Typhimurium (100) | 25 | |
| England and Wales (1948-56) | Typhimurium (100) | 7 | |
| Germany (1956-1958) | Typhimurium (99) | 27 | |
| Massachusetts (1960-64) | Typhimurium (94) | 18 | |
| Finches | England and Wales (1948-56) | Typhimurium (100) | 7 |
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This report by Lerche was one of the first to describe host adaptation of Salmonella serotypes.