TABLE 2.

Genetic characteristics and distributions of S. agalactiae clonal groups

Clonal group	EcoRI ribotype	Allele of indicated type		Incidence in indicated type(s) of isolates
		hylB	sodA	Human (n = 52)	Bovine (n = 52)	Human and Bovine (n = 104)
A	106-1501-S-8	hyl-4.0	sod-1.0	24	1	25
B	106-1501-S-8	hyl-7.0	sod-1.0	7	0	7
C	116-549-S-1	hyl-6.0	sod-3.0	6	0	6
D	106-1501-S-8	hyl-3.0	sod-1.0	4	0	4
E	106-1501-S-8	hyl-2.0	sod-2.0	2	0	2
F	116-611-S-7	hyl-3.0	sod-1.0	2	0	2
G	116-549-S-1	hyl-6.0	sod-1.0	1	1	2
H	106-1501-S-5	hyl-3.0	sod-1.0	1	0	1
I	106-1501-S-5	hyl-4.0	sod-4.0	1	0	1
J	106-1501-S-5	hyl-6.1	sod-2.0	1	0	1
K	106-1501-S-5	hyl-6.1	sod-4.0	1	0	1
L	106-1501-S-8	hyl-4.0	sod-1.1	1	0	1
M	106-1501-S-8	hyl-7.1	sod-1.0	1	0	1
N	106-1502-S-6	hyl-1.0	sod-4.0	0	7	7
O	106-1501-S-5	hyl-1.0	sod-4.0	0	5	5
P	106-1501-S-5	hyl-1.1	sod-4.0	0	5	5
Q	106-1502-S-2	hyl-5.0	sod-4.0	0	5	5
R	106-1502-S-3	hyl-5.0	sod-4.0	0	3	3
S	106-1504-S-1	hyl-1.0	sod-4.0	0	3	3
T	106-1501-S-4	hyl-1.0	sod-4.0	0	2	2
U	116-611-S-7	hyl-1.0	sod-4.0	0	2	2
V	106-1501-S-5	hyl-1.2	sod-4.0	0	1	1
W	106-1501-S-5	hyl-5.0	sod-4.0	0	1	1
X	106-1502-S-1	hyl-1.0	sod-4.0	0	1	1
Y	106-1502-S-2	hyl-5.1	sod-4.0	0	1	1
Z	106-1502-S-3	hyl-5.4	sod-4.0	0	1	1
AA	106-1502-S-6	hyl-5.0	sod-1.2	0	1	1
AB	106-1502-S-6	hyl-5.0	sod-4.0	0	1	1
AC	116-522-S-1	hyl-5.0	sod-4.0	0	1	1
AD	116-522-S-1	hyl-5.2	sod-4.0	0	1	1
AE	116-549-S-1	hyl-1.3	sod-4.1	0	1	1
AF	116-549-S-1	hyl-6.2	sod-1.0	0	1	1
AG	116-549-S-7	hyl-1.0	sod-4.0	0	1	1
AH	116-574-S-2	hyl-5.0	sod-4.0	0	1	1
AI	116-607-S-6	hyl-6.0	sod-1.0	0	1	1
AJ	116-611-S-7	hyl-5.3	sod-4.0	0	1	1
AK	116-622-S-8	hyl-1.0	sod-4.0	0	1	1
AL	116-638-S-1	hyl-1.0	sod-4.0	0	1	1
AM	116-646-S-2	hyl-1.0	sod-4.0	0	1	1