Correlation of conversion of Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis phage type 1, 4, or 6 to phage type 7 with loss of lipopolysaccharide.
Studies of pairs of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolates from different poultry flocks showed that phage type (PT) 7 may be derived from PT 1, 4, and 6. The conversion appeared to be associated with loss of lipopolysaccharide. It is concluded that PT 7 may be of little value as an epidemiological marker of S. enterica serovar Enteritidis.
Baggesen
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Danish Veterinary Laboratory, Copenhagen V, Denmark. dlb@svs.dk
Wegener
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Madsen
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D006801:Humans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
D008070:Lipopolysaccharides