Table 4.
Phage types of Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella 4,[5],12:i:- identified from each sample type
| Serovar | Phage type | Caecal contents | Rectal swab | Carcass swab | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of positive samples | % of all positive samples (n = 189) | Prevalence (n = 619) | No. of positive samples | % of all positive samples (n = 150) | Prevalence (n = 625) | No. of positive samples | % of all positive samples (n = 60) | Prevalence (n = 624) | ||
| 4,12:i:- | 120 | 6 | 3·2% | 1·0% | 1 | 0·7% | 0·2% | 1 | 1·7% | 0·2% |
| 193 | 24 | 12·7% | 3·9% | 13 | 8·7% | 2·1% | 9 | 15·0% | 1·4% | |
| 208 | — | — | — | 1 | 0·7% | 0·2% | — | — | — | |
| UNTY | 3 | 1·6% | 0·5% | 3 | 2·0% | 0·5% | 6 | 10·0% | 1·0% | |
| 4,5,12:i:- | 104b | 1 | 0·5% | 0·2% | 2 | 1·3% | 0·3% | 1 | 1·7% | 0·2% |
| 120 | 4 | 2·1% | 0·6% | 2 | 1·3% | 0·3% | — | — | — | |
| 193 | 21 | 11·1% | 3·4% | 21 | 14·0% | 3·4% | 6 | 10·0% | 1·0% | |
| U302 | 1 | 0·5% | 0·2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| U311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1·7% | 0·2% | |
| U323 | 3 | 1·6% | 0·5% | 3 | 2·0% | 0·5% | 4 | 6·7% | 0·6% | |
| NOPT | 1 | 0·5% | 0·2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| UNTY | 1 | 0·5% | 0·2% | 1 | 0·7% | 0·2% | — | — | — | |
| Tyhimurium | 32 | 2 | 1·1% | 0·3% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 104 | 2 | 1·1% | 0·3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 104b | 2 | 1·1% | 0·3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 120 | 4 | 2·1% | 0·6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 193 | 11 | 5·8% | 1·8% | 7 | 4·7% | 1·1% | 2 | 3·3% | 0·3% | |
| 208 | 2 | 1·1% | 0·3% | 2 | 1·3% | 0·3% | 1 | 1·7% | 0·2% | |
| U288 | 6 | 3·2% | 1·0% | 6 | 4·0% | 1·0% | 2 | 3·3% | 0·3% | |
| U302 | 3 | 1·6% | 0·5% | 3 | 2·0% | 0·5% | 2 | 3·3% | 0·3% | |
| UNTY | 4 | 2·1% | 0·6% | 2 | 1·3% | 0·3% | 2 | 3·3% | 0·3% | |
NOPT, Not phage-typed; UNTY, cultures which did not react with any of the phages in the typing scheme.