Table 2 Number of Novel STs identified each year at PHE.

From: Salmonella nomenclature in the genomic era: a time for change

Year

No. novel ST

Total Salmonella reported

% of novel ST to Salmonella reported

2014*

18

6406

0.3*

2015

165

8374

2.0

2016

217

8930

2.4

2017

180

9381

1.9

2018

180

10,143

1.8

2019 (Jan–June)

67

3034

2.2

Total

827

46,268

1.8

  1. *Automated Novel ST pipeline implemented in 2015 so Novel STs underrepresented in 2014 in this analysis.