TABLE 3.

Summary of results obtained by different typing methods for B. henselae variants

Gel positionc	Isolate	Pattern or group obtained by indicated method					16S rRNA type-specific PCRa	Proposed variantb
		PFGE	ERIC-PCR	REP-PCR	AP-PCR	AluI RFLP
C	Houston-1	P10	E4	R4	M4	A1	1	IV
D	FR96/BK3	P1	E1.1	R1	M1	A2	2	I
E	FR96/BK8	P2	E1	R1	M1	A2	2	I
M	FR96/BK75II	P1	E1	R1	M1	A2	2	I
N	FR96/BK78	P	E1	R1	M1	A2	2	I
O	FR96/BK78	P1	E1	R1	M1	A2	2	I
P	FR96/BK79	P4	E1	R1	M1	A2	2	I
F	FR96/BK26II	P5	E2	R2	M2	A2	2	II
G	FR96/BK36	P5	E2	R2	M2	A2	2	II
H	FR96/BK36II	P6	E2	R2	M2	A2	2	II
I	FR96/BK38	P7	E2	R2	M2	A2	2	II
K	FR96/BK74	P5	E2	R2	M2	A2	2	II
L	FR96/BK75	P6	E2	R2	M2	A2	2	II
Q	FR96/K2	P5	E2	R2	M2	A2	2	II
R	FR96/K4	P6	E2	R2	M2	A2	2	II
S	FR96/K5	P5	E2	R2	M2	A2	2	II
T	FR96/K6	P8	E2	R2	M2	A2	2	II
U	FR97/K7	P9	E3	R3	M3	A1	1	III

^aAccording to Bergmans et al. (3). 

^bVariants I and II are according to the method of Sander et al. (15). 

^cLetters correspond to lanes in Fig. 1 to 6.