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. 1997 Jan;35(1):330–333. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.1.330-333.1997

Correlation of conversion of Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis phage type 1, 4, or 6 to phage type 7 with loss of lipopolysaccharide.

D L Baggesen 1, H C Wegener 1, M Madsen 1
PMCID: PMC229573  PMID: 8968942

Abstract

Studies of pairs of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolates from different poultry flocks showed that phage type (PT) 7 may be derived from PT 1, 4, and 6. The conversion appeared to be associated with loss of lipopolysaccharide. It is concluded that PT 7 may be of little value as an epidemiological marker of S. enterica serovar Enteritidis.

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