1. National Reference Center for Salmonellae and Other Enterics, Robert Koch-Institute, D-38855 Wernigerode, Germany1;
2. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-44672; and
3. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, Texas 77843-11143