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TABLE 1.

Salmonella species, subspecies, serotypes, and their usual habitats, Kauffmann-White schemea

Salmonella species and subspecies No. of serotypes within subspecies Usual habitat
S. enterica subsp. enterica (I) 1,454 Warm-blooded animals
S. enterica subsp. salamae (II) 489 Cold-blooded animals and the environmentb
S. enterica subsp. arizonae (IIIa) 94 Cold-blooded animals and the environment
S. enterica subsp. diarizonae (IIIb) 324 Cold-blooded animals and the environment
S. enterica subsp. houtenae (IV) 70 Cold-blooded animals and the environment
S. enterica subsp. indica (VI) 12 Cold-blooded animals and the environment
S. bongori (V) 20 Cold-blooded animals and the environment
 Total 2,463
a

The Kauffmann-White scheme has been described elsewhere (18, 19). 

b

Isolates of all species and subspecies have occurred in humans.