TABLE 2.
AP-PCR profile patterns and genetic types ofO157:H7 and related strains
| Strain | AP-PCR profile pattern observed with indicated primera
|
Genetic type no.b | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| EDL933 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1 |
| MA1 | B | B | B | B | B | A | 2 |
| MA6 | C | B | C | B | B | A | 3 |
| MA7 | D | B | D | C | A | A | 4 |
| MA17 | E | A | E | A | B | A | 5 |
| MA40 | C | A | E | A | A | A | 6 |
| MA43 | D | A | E | A | B | A | 7 |
| MA51 | D | A | E | A | A | A | 8 |
| MA53 | D | A | E | A | B | A | 7 |
| MA59 | D | A | D | A | A | A | 9 |
| MA21 | E | A | E | A | B | A | 10 |
| MA29 | F | C | E | D | A | A | 11 |
| MA32 | F | C | E | A | A | A | 12 |
| MA38 | G | D | F | F | C | B | 13 |
| MA39 | G | D | G | F | D | B | 14 |
a
The designations of the AP-PCR profile patterns for each primer were arbitrarily assigned.
b
Genetic types were arbitrarily assigned on the basis of the combinations of different AP-PCR profile patterns.