Table 1.
Salmonella strains and other bacterial species used in this study
| Genus/species and serogroup | Serotype | No. of strains from each source | Total no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmonella (n = 293) | |||
| A(O2) | Paratyphi A, Nitra, Kiel, Koessen | 3,a 2b | 5 |
| B(O4) | Hessarek, Drogana, Essen, Kingston, II, Derby, Hato, Agona, Chester, Stanley, Saintpaul, Huettwilen, Banana, Coeln, Albert, Ball, Haduna, Clackamas, Brezany, Kiambu, Indiana | 35,a 2b | 37 |
| C1(O6,7) | Choleraesuis, IIIb, Sanjuan, Montevideo, II, Livingstone, Oranienburg, Birkenhead, VI | 12a | 12 |
| C2(O8) | Muenchen, Glostrup, Newport, Tallahassee, Bovismorbificans, Litchfield, Kottbus, Takoradi | 8,a 2b | 10 |
| D1(O9) | Dublin, II | 2,a 2b | 4 |
| D2(O9,46) | Strasbourg, Marylebone, Bergedorf | 5a | 5 |
| D3(O9,46,27) | II | 5a | 5 |
| E1(O3,10) | Anatum, Westhampton, II | 4a | 4 |
| E4(O1,3,19) | Senftenberg | 1a | 1 |
| F(O11) | II, VI, IIIb, IIIa, Marseille, Gallen, Luciana, Aberdeen | 11,a 5b | 16 |
| G(O13) | Durham, Raus, II, IIIa, IIIb, Havana, Poona | 10a | 10 |
| H(O6,14) | Carrau, II, IIIb, Soahanina | 5a | 5 |
| I(O16) | Hannover, Brazil, Hvittingfoss, II, IV | 5a | 5 |
| J(O17) | Jangwani, IIIb, IV, IIIa, Bonames | 8a | 8 |
| K(O18) | Cerro, IIIa, IIIb, II, Blukwa, IV | 5,a 3b | 8 |
| L(O21) | Assen, Ghana, II, IIIa, IIIb | 6a | 6 |
| M(O28) | Dakar, II, IIIb, Brisbane, Solna | 6a | 6 |
| N(O30) | Urbana, Sternschanze, Overvecht, II | 4a | 4 |
| O(O35) | Adelaide, Umhlatazana, Monschaui, II | 6a | 6 |
| P(O38) | Lansing, IV, IIIa, IIIb | 5a | 5 |
| Q(O39) | Champaign, II, Wandsworth | 3a | 3 |
| R(O40) | Karamoja, Shikmonah, II, IIIa, IIIb, IV, V | 8a | 8 |
| S(O41) | Burundi, Waycross, II, IV, VI | 11a | 11 |
| T(O42) | Faji, Ursenbach, II, IIIa | 7a | 7 |
| U(O43) | Berkeley, II, IIIb, IV | 5a | 5 |
| V(O44) | Niakhar, Niarembe, Tiergarten, II, IIIa, V | 8a | 8 |
| W(O45) | Dugbe, Meekatharra, Karachi, IIIa, VI, II | 8a | 8 |
| X(O47) | II, Bootle, Sya | 4a | 4 |
| Y(O48) | II, IIIa, IIIb, IV, V, VI, Buckeye, Dahlem | 13a | 13 |
| Z(O50) | II, IIIa, IIIb, IV, VI | 13a | 13 |
| O51 | Dan, II, IIIa, IIIb, Karaya | 7a | 7 |
| O52 | Utrecht, Ord, II | 4a | 4 |
| O53 | II, IIIa, Leda | 6a | 6 |
| O54 | Uccle | 1a | 1 |
| O55 | II | 2a | 2 |
| O56 | II | 1a | 1 |
| O57 | II, IIIb, Antonio, Maryland | 6a | 6 |
| O58 | II | 1a | 1 |
| O59 | II, IIIa, IIIb | 4a | 4 |
| O60 | II, IIIb | 4a | 4 |
| O61 | II, IIIb | 3a | 3 |
| O62 | IIIa | 2a | 2 |
| O63 | IIIa | 2a | 2 |
| O65 | IIIb | 1a | 1 |
| O66 | V | 3a | 3 |
| O67 | Crossness | 1a | 1 |
| Other (n = 196) | |||
| Shigella and E. coli | 165,a 20,c 1f | 186 | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1d | 1 | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1e | 1 | |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1e | 1 | |
| Yersinia enterocolitica | 1a | 1 | |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 1d | 1 | |
| Enterococcus faecium | 1f | 1 | |
| Enterococcus cloacae | 1d | 1 | |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | 1b | 1 | |
| Vibrio cholerae | 1a | 1 | |
| Citrobacter freundii | 1g | 1 |
a
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia.
b
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
c
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany.
d
Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
e
National Center for Medical Culture Collection, China.
f
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
g
Tianjin Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.