Open AccessA phage‐typing scheme for Salmonella virchow
Author(s) -
Chambers R.M.,
McAdam P.,
Sa J.D.H.,
Ward L.R.,
Rowe B.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1987.tb02016.x
Subject(s) - salmonella , phage typing , typing , classification scheme , scheme (mathematics) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , enumeration , virology , mathematics , combinatorics , genetics , bacteria , computer science , information retrieval , mathematical analysis
Phage typing is of considerable value in epidemiology, and a scheme for Salmonella virchow is described. The scheme is comprised of 13 phages, and to date a total of 39 phage types have been recognised.