Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006
Research
Salmonella Enteritidis in Broiler Chickens, United States, 2000–2005
Sean F. Altekruse*
, Nathan Bauer†, Amy Chanlongbutra*, Robert DeSagun*, Alecia Naugle*, Wayne Schlosser†, Robert Umholtz*, and Patricia White‡
, Nathan Bauer†, Amy Chanlongbutra*, Robert DeSagun*, Alecia Naugle*, Wayne Schlosser†, Robert Umholtz*, and Patricia White‡
Table 3
Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) phage types from broiler rinses, 2001–2005*
| Year | SE isolates no. | Phage type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT 13 no. (%) | PT 8 no. (%) | Other† no. (%) | No data‡ no. (%) | ||
| 2001 | 17 | 11 (65) | 4 (24) | 1 (6) | 1 (6) |
| 2002 | 33 | 12 (36) | 8 (24) | 5 (15) | 8 (24) |
| 2003 | 29 | 13 (45) | 14 (48) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) |
| 2004 | 58 | 37 (64) | 15 (26) | 4 (7) | 2 (3) |
| 2005 | 120 | 56 (47) | 50 (42) | 9 (8) | 5 (4) |
| Total | 257 | 129 (50) | 91 (35) | 20 (8) | 17 (7)
*Phage type (PT) data were not available for 2000. Row percents do not sum to 100 because of rounding. *Phage type (PT) data were not available for 2000. Row percents do not sum to 100 because of rounding. |
*Phage type (PT) data were not available for 2000. Row percents do not sum to 100 because of rounding.
†Other phage types: 13a (7); PT 23 (7); PT 28 (3); PT 2 (2); PT 14B (1).
‡No phage type data were available for 17 isolates.
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