SEROTYPES OF SALMONELLA ISOLATED FROM CALIFORNIA TURKEY FLOCKS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT IN 1984-89 AND COMPARISON WITH HUMAN ISOLATES

Serotypes of Salmonella from turkeys and their environment identified at the California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System (CVDLS) betw een 1984 and 1989 are reported. Between 1988 and 1989, Salmonella sero types from turkeys were compared from two sources: from routine submis sions to the CVDLS (primarily associated with the National Poultry Imp rovement Plan), and from a random sample of turkey farms conducted by the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS). Serotype isolati on frequencies were very similar under these two systems. Serotypes id entified most frequently under both systems were (listed from most to least frequent): Salmonella kentucky, S. anatum, S. heidelberg, S. rea ding, and S. senftenberg. This isolation pattern was different from th at found in humans in California; only S. heidelberg was relatively co mmon in both humans and turkeys during this period.