Molecular fingerprinting of Salmonella serotype Glostrup

Thirteen isolates of Salmonella serotype Glostrup (antigenic formula, 6,8:z (10):e,n,z(15)) from various sources and countries were analysed by ribotyp ing and IS200 fingerprinting. Both methods provided a high index of strain discrimination by allowing detection of three ribotypes and eight IS200 fin gerprints which, though generally related, were readily distinguishable. Th e findings of this analysis confirm the usefulness of ribotyping and IS200 fingerprinting for studying the epidemiology of rarely isolated salmonellae of serogroup C.