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Around the World in 1,475 Salmonella Geo-serotypes
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July 2016
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 22(7):1298-1302
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Most | serotypes are named after geographic locations; a few others have surprisingly humorous origins.|It’s easy to remember | serotypes names, isn’t it? Surely, this is because the naming system of | serotypes is by far the most scientist friendly. Traditionally, most | serotypes have been named after geographic locations. We decided to explore the geographic locations to which | serotypes refer and describe some unexpected twists in the naming scheme. We found that 93% (n = 1,475) of the 1,585 serotypes could be categorized as geo-serotypes; that is, the name refers to a geographic location. The 3 countries with the most geo-serotypes are Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Other serotype names refer to the name of a person, animal, tribe, or food item or are a composite of symptoms and host. The | serotypes naming scheme has had a valuable effect on public health microbiology, and in the current era of fast development of whole-genome sequencing, it should remain a reference.
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4918176
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Volume:22
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Issue:7
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