Input Formatting

The input data must follow the nomenclature conventions as specified in [1].

• Named serovars (subsp. enterica) generally compose a single word or concatenation (e.g. Saintpaul) with no whitespace, with a few exceptions (e.g. Paratyphi B, II Alsterdorf), and should not contain hyphens or additional information (e.g. Choleraesuis is correct, while Cholerae-suis and Cholerae suis are incorrect).

• Named variants specified in [1] must adhere to the format below. For example, Westhampton var. 15+ or Westhampton var. 15+,34+:

  <SerovarName> var. <factor>+,<factor>+
  

• The proper convention for an antigenic formula is as follows: a space must separate the subspecies symbol from the antigens; colons must separate the antigens; commas must separate the antigenic factors (e.g. I 1,4,[5],12:e,h:1,5:[R1…]):

  <Subspecies> <O_factor1,O_factor2>:<P1_factor1,P1_factor2>:<P2_factor1,P2_factor2>
  <Subspecies> <O_factor1,O_factor2>:<P1_factor1,P1_factor2>:<P2_factor1,P2_factor2>:<otherH_factor1,otherH_factor2>
  

• Missing antigens should be specified using ‘–’ (e.g. I 4,12,27:b:– or I 1,9,12:–:–).

• Optional, exclusive, and weakly agglutinable factors should be designated as follows:

  optional            '[]'
  exclusive           '{}'
  weakly agglutinable '()'
  

• Input may contain the terms Nonmotile, Rough, or Mucoid, which will be converted into the appropriate format:

  Nonmotile  :-:-
  Rough      -:
  Mucoid     -:
  

• Phage conversion factors denoted by underlining in [1] are denoted as optional ‘[]’ in SeroTools, with the exception of exclusive phage conversion factors (e.g. {15} and {15,34}).

[1]	(1, 2, 3) Grimont PA, Weill FX. Antigenic Formulae of the Salmonella Serovars. 9th. Paris, France: WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Salmonella, Institut Pasteur; 2007 <https://www.pasteur.fr/sites/default/files/veng_0.pdf>.