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. 1979 Feb;82(1):143–153. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400025560

Salmonellosis in Indonesia: phage type distribution of Salmonella typhi.

W R Sanborn, J F Vieu, S Komalarini, Sinta, R Trenggonowati, I L Kadirman, Sumarmo, A Aziz, T Sadjimin, Triwibowo, Atas, S Ayam
PMCID: PMC2130122  PMID: 762401

Abstract

The distribution of phage types was studied among 577 strains of Salmonella typhi from Indonesia. Chemotype, colicinogeny, and tetrathionate reductase activity were also studied for most of these strains. The current phage type formula for Java was determined to be: A, D2, D6, E1a, E2, M1, and 46, but two other large groups of strains were also found, I + IV and degraded Vi+ strains. Significant differences in S. typhi strain distributions were noted between two localities on Java with respect to phage type and tetrathionate reductase activity. Comparisons were made with past phage typing studies in Jakarta as well as with more recent studies in other parts of south-east Asia. Phage types A, D1, D2, and E1 persisted at a rather steady level in Jakarta for 28 years. Evidence was found for epidemiological links to European and Asian areas. Antibiotic resistance among these Indonesian S. typhi strains was rare.

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