A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Names which have standing in nomenclature - S. choleraesuis choleraesuis, S. choleraesuis arizonae, S. choleraesuis bongori, S. choleraesuis diarizonae, S. choleraesuis houtenae, S. choleraesuis indica, S. choleraesuis salamae, S. enteritidis, S. typhi, S. typhimurium
Associated infections - gastroenteritis, enteric fever, osteomyelitis
Reported susceptibilities and therapies - beta-lactams, fluoroquinolones, chloramphenicol
Notes - all salmonellas appear to belong to one genetic species for which the name "S. enterica" has been proposed - meanwhile various systems of nomenclature are used where serotypes (e.g. "S. virchow") are represented as Linnaean binomials
Reference - Threlfall, J., Ward, L., Old, D. (1999). Changing the nomenclature of salmonella. Commun. Dis. pub. Health. 2, 156-157.
