S. Rankin et Dj. Platt, PHAGE CONVERSION IN SALMONELLA-ENTERICA SEROTYPE ENTERITIDIS - IMPLICATIONS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY, Epidemiology and infection, 114(2), 1995, pp. 227-236
A model system for the study of phage conversion of Salmonella enteric
a serotype Enteritidis is reported. Temperate phages 1,2,3 and 6 from
the phage typing scheme were used to convert several individually reco
gnized phage types into others. Phage type 4 was converted to PT8, PT6
a to PT4, PT6a to PT7, PT13 to PT13a and PT15 to PT11; some new phage
lysis patterns were also detected. This model. was used to examine the
relationships between phage types within a previously defined clonal
lineage, SECLIII, to establish whether or not Enteritidis like Salmone
lla enterica serotype Typhi and Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi
B possessed type determining phages. We were able to convert PT1 to P
T20, and PT15 to PT11.