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A phage-typing scheme for Salmonella enteritidis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

L. R. Ward
Affiliation:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Phage Typing and Resistance of Enterobacteria, Division of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT
J. D. H. de Sa
Affiliation:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Phage Typing and Resistance of Enterobacteria, Division of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT
B. Rowe
Affiliation:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Phage Typing and Resistance of Enterobacteria, Division of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT
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For many years phage typing has proved invaluable in epidemiological studies on Salmonella typhi, S. paratyphi A and B, S. typhimurium and a few other serotypes. A phage-typing scheme for S. enteritidis is described. This scheme to date differentiates 27 types using 10 typing phages.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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