Salmonella Serotyping: Introduction, Serotypes and Risk Factors of Salmonella Infection

Salmonella Antisera and serotype positive demonstration

Salmonella Serotyping Serotyping is a type of epidemiological marker. It works on the principle of agglutination. agglutination or clumping: Positive No agglutination or clumping: Negative On this basis, Salmonella can differentiate whether Salmonella enterica serotype  Typhi or Paratyphi and so on. Serotype    O antigen Salmonella enterica serotype  Typhi ( …

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Salmonella Typhi: Introduction, Identification Features, Keynotes, and Salmonella Footages

Salmonella Typhi growth on MacConkey, Gram stained image, biochemical tests and Salmonella Typhi and S. Paratyphi on XLD agar

Introduction of Salmonella Typhi Salmonella Typhi is a member of the family, Enterobacteriaceae and it is a Gram-negative bacillus, non-sporing, non-encapsulated, aerobic, or facultative anaerobe of size 2 to 4 × 0.6 µm that causes enteric fever (typhoid fever) and food poisoning or gastroenteritis. Biochemical …

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