A New Salmonella Type: Salmonella cubana

E. Seligmann, M. Wassermann, I. Saphra
1946 Journal of Bacteriology  
This culture was recently sent to us by Dr. Arturo Curbelo of Havana who had isolated it in an outbreak of diarrhea among baby chicks. Ten per cent of the animals had died. The organism was found in the feces and in one instance in the heart blood of the affected animals. The birds were imported from Florida and arrived apparently in good health in Cuba. They were fed on a synthetic "starter" food. Ten days later the epizootic started. No case of human infection was reported. The culture
more » ... ed of gram-negative, motile rods with the cultural chaxacteristics of the SalmoneUa group. Glucose, mannitol, and maltose were acidified with gas formation. Sorbitol, xylose, dulcitol, inosite, rhamnose, arabinose, and trehalose were promptly fermented. H2S was formed. Lactose, sucrose, and salicin were not attacked; gelatin was not liquefied within 15 days. Indole was not produced. On feeding, the culture was not pathogenic for mice, but killed them within 20 hours when injected subcutaneously.
doi:10.1128/jb.51.1.123-124.1946 fatcat:t72pvgppvnamxpdrjy3jemp3eu