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Phage types of Salmonella typhi isolated in Malaysia over the 10-year period 1970–1979

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

M. Jegathesan
M. Jegathesan
Affiliation:
Division of Bacteriology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The pattern of phage types of 2553 strains of Salmonella typhi isolated over the 10-year period 1970–9 was studied. During the period 29 different phage types were encountered, not including the categories of ‘untypable strains’, ‘degraded Vi-strains’ and Vi negative strains. For the period as a whole, the commonest phage types encountered were A (20·9%), E1 (14·8%), D1 (10·3%), degraded Vi positive strains (10·3%), untypable Vi strains (7·3%), C4 (7·1%), D2 (4·4%), E2 (3·9%) and type 25 (2·6%). There were phage types which appeared in the early years of the period and then disappeared (types B2, D9 and D1-N). Others only made their appearance in recent years (K1 and 53). Notable differences were also seen in the predilection of some phage types for certain geographical areas.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 90 , Issue 1 , February 1983 , pp. 91 - 97
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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