Isolation of Salmonella agona (4, 12:f, g, 5:-) from commercial frozen boiled clam meat

Details are given of the morphological, biochemical and serological characteristics of a specimen of Salmonella agona isolated from a sample of frozen boiled clam meat (Villorita cyprinoides) processed in a factory at Cochin. Possible association of this serotype with human salmonellosis is considered briefly.