title: Phenotyping of Salmonella serotypes isolated from natural sources of water in rural areas of East Sikkim.
abstract: The objective of the study was to conduct bacteriological analysis of water with special reference to Salmonella spp from natural sources of rural habitations of East Sikkim. A total of 28 Salmonella serovars isolated were biotyped, phage typed and tested for their anti-microbial susceptibility. All the isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi belonged to Biotype I. Four isolates of S. typhi belonged to phage type A. All S. paratyphi A isolates belong to phage 2. All the isolates were sensitive to chloramphenicol, cefixime and amikacin. Untreated natural water sources are unsafe for human consumption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poonia
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Tsering
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012424:Rural Population; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D065288:Serogroup; D012819:Sikkim; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents