TABLE 5.

V. vulnificus isolates used to determine the presence of pilA and pilD (Fig. 7)^a

Strain	Description	Location (state)
CDC9393-95	Shellfish isolate associated with illness	TX
Oyster isolate 2	Oyster isolate	FL
CDC9356-95	Shellfish isolate associated with illness	LA
Oyster isolate 3	Oyster isolate	NC
CDC9315-95	Shellfish isolate associated with illness	FL
CDC9424-95	Shellfish isolate associated with illness	FL
Oyster isolate 1	Oyster isolate	FL
Oyster isolate 5	Oyster isolate	LA
Oyster isolate 6	Oyster isolate	LA
CDC9029-95	Clinical isolate	FL
Oyster isolate 4	Oyster isolate	LA
CDC9369-95	Shellfish isolate associated with illness	AL
CDC9396-95	Shellfish isolate associated with illness	TX
CDC9047-96	Clinical isolate	LA
CDC9038-96	Clinical isolate	TX
CDC9383-96	Shellfish isolate associated with illness	LA
Oyster isolate 7	Oyster isolate	LA
CDC8355-95	Shellfish isolate associated with illness	LA
CDC9057-96	Clinical isolate	TX
CDC9026-95	Clinical isolate	FL
CDC9345-95	Clinical isolate	LA
CDC9075-96	Clinical isolate	FL
CDC9058-96	Clinical isolate	LA
CDC9049-96	Clinical isolate	TX
CDC9039-96	Clinical isolate	LA
CDC9346-95	Clinical isolate	FL
Oyster isolate 8	Oyster isolate	FL

^aIsolates were obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dauphin Island, Ala.