TABLE 1.

Salmonella and non-Salmonella strains used in this study and specificity test results.

Bacterial strain	Source	No.	Antigenic formulae	Specific test results
Salmonella Pullorum	ATCC9120	1	1,9,12:-:-	+
	Laboratory stock	54		+
Salmonella Gallinarum	CICC21510	1	1,9,12:-:-	−
	Laboratory stock	5		−
Salmonella Enteritidis	ATCC13076	1	1,9,12:g.m:-	−
	Laboratory stock	5		−
Salmonella Corvallis	Laboratory stock	1	8,20:z4,z23: [z6]	−
Salmonella Derby	Laboratory stock	1	1,4,[5],12:f,g:[1,2]	−
Salmonella Rissen	Laboratory stock	1	6,7,14:f,g:-	−
Salmonella London	Laboratory stock	1	3,{10}{15}:l,v:1,6	−
Salmonella Weltevreden	Laboratory stock	1	3,{10}{15}:r:z6	−
Salmonella Typhimurium	ATCC 14028,	1	1,4,[5],12:i:1,2	−
Salmonella Albany	Laboratory stock	1	8,20:z4,z 24:–: [z45]	−
Salmonella Panama	Laboratory stock	1	1,9,12:l,v:1, 5:[R1…]	−
Salmonella Cerro	Laboratory stock	1	6,14,18:z4,z23:[1,5]:[z45],[z82]	−
Salmonella Kentucky	Laboratory stock	1	8,20:i:z6	−
Salmonella Havana	Laboratory stock	1	1,13,23: f,g,[s]:–:[z79]	−
Salmonella Mbandaka	Laboratory stock	1	6,7,14:z10:e,n,z15:[z37],[z45]	−
Salmonella Infantis	Laboratory stock	1	6,7,14:r:1,5:[R1…],[z37],[z45],[z49]	−
Salmonella Goldcoast	Laboratory stock	1	6,8:r:l,w	−
Salmonella Meleagridis	Laboratory stock	1	3,{10}{15}{15,34}:e,h:l,w	−
Salmonella Agona	Laboratory stock	1	1,4,[5],12:f,g,s:[1,2]:[z27],[z45]	−
Salmonella Indiana	Laboratory stock	1	1,4,12:z:1,7	−
Salmonella Saintpaul	Laboratory stock	1	1,4,[5],12:e,h:1,2	−
Salmonella Choleraesuis	Laboratory stock	1	6,7:c:1,5	−
Escherichia coli	Laboratory stock	1		−
Listeria monocytogenes	Laboratory stock	1		−
Staphylococcus aureus	CMCC26003	1		−
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	ATCC27853,	1		−
Listeria iuanuii	Laboratory stock	1		−
Shigella	Laboratory stock	1		−
Riemerella anatipestifer	Laboratory stock	1		−
Campylobacter jejuni	CICC22936	1		−
Campylobacter coli	CICC23925	1		−

“+” means positive, “−” means negative.