[A new serotype of Salmonella III b]

A new serotype of Salmonella No. S. 3337 was isolated from the intestinal content of reptile a snake in August 1989. Providing with Salmonella biological characteristics, it could be classified into subspecies III b because it utilized sodium malonate, attacked lactose promptly, ONPG positive, and did not ferment dulcitol. H antigens appeared diphasic. Antigenic analysis shows that it represents a new serotype with an antigenic formula of 65 : z : z55.