title: Salmonellosis in Indonesia: phage type distribution of Salmonella paratyphi A.
abstract: The distribution of phage types among 221 human strains of Salmonella paratyphi A in Indonesia was studied. Approximately 50% were phage type 5, a rare type elsewhere in the world. Most other isolates were the cosmopolitan phage type 1. The ratio of phage type 1-5 was compared for two cities on Java, Jakarta and Yogyakarta. The ratios were significantly different, phage type 5 predominating in Jakarta. The ratio of phage types among 10 S. paratyphi A strains isolated from Jakarta river water was similar to that found in Jakarta patients.
mesh_terms: D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D012483:Salmonella Phages / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014505:Urban Population; D014871:Water Microbiology