TABLE 2.
Results of automated and manual ribotyping for selected S. enterica serotype Enteritidis strainsa
| Yr | Outbreak/source | PT | RP ribotype | PS ribotype | No. of isolates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98002/human, AB, MB, QC, NS, NB, NF | 8 | 5 | ND | 9 |
| 1998 | 98002/cheese, NS | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1998 | 98002/NS | 8 | 4 | ND | 1 |
| 1998 | Sporadic/Latin America | 8 | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| 1998 | Sporadic/AB, MB | 8 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 1999 | 99031/ON | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 99031/ON | 11b | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 1999 | 99031/BC | Atypical | 1 | ND | 1 |
| 1999 | 99031/ON | 8 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| 1999 | Sporadic/ON | 8 | 2 | ND | 2 |
| 1999 | Sporadic/PEI | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | Sporadic/QC | 6a | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | Sporadic/ON | 4a | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 1999 | Sporadic/ON | 21 | 8 | ND | 1 |
| 1999 | Sporadic/ON | 21 | 17 | 14 | 1 |
| 2000 | 00031/BC | 8, atypical | 12 | ND | 5 |
| 2000 | 00031/BC | 8 | 13 | ND | 1 |
| 2000 | 00031/BC | 8 | 15 | ND | 1 |
| 2000 | 00031/BC | 8 | 16 | ND | 1 |
| 2000 | 00031/BC | 8 | 18 | ND | 1 |
| 2000 | Sporadic/QC | 8 | 2 | ND | 1 |
| 2000 | Sporadic/BC | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | Sporadic/BC | 4 | 9 | ND | 1 |
| 2000 | Sporadic/PEI | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000 | Sporadic/AB | 2 | 7 | ND | 2 |
a
ND, not determined; see footnote a of Table 1 for province name abbreviations.