Table 1 version 6. Submission of Enteric Disease-associated Bacterial Isolates and Specimens

Table 1 version 6 PDF [4 pages]. Submission of enteric disease-associated bacterial isolates and specimens to the Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch, effective as of September 1, 2022 (memo [PDF – 3 pages]). Please send isolates or specimens for the following services to the attention of the appropriate contact person at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Addresses and points of contact can be found at the links in the table under “Preparation and Shipping Instructions.” Please include the Laboratory Contact Person in the attention line.

^§ Please submit specimens to CDC via CDC Specimen Test Order and Reporting (CSTOR) web portal or CDC 50.34 Specimen Submission Form: https://www.cdc.gov/laboratory/specimen-submission/form.html
^Isolates/specimens with a priority of “ASAP” should be shipped as soon as possible (within one business day of presumptive identification)
^^Escherichia coli, diarrheagenic = Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) and Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)
^CNational Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System
* Laboratories that are NOT performing whole genome sequencing and submitting data in real time for Listeria should ship isolates ASAP
**For non-typhoidal Salmonella, Shigella, and E. coli O157 isolates included in NARMS surveillance, the 1st isolate collected each year should be submitted, followed by every 20th isolate

General inquiries: entericbacteria@cdc.gov, 404-639-3334

Public health officials (state, territorial, and CDC) can send general inquiries, and communicate about pending and current isolate requests by:

• Email (entericbacteria@cdc.gov)
• Phone call (Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch at 404-639-3334)
• Contacting specific personnel linked in Table 1 version 6.