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. 2005 Jul;43(7):3364–3372. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3364-3372.2005

FIG. 2.

FIG. 2.

Dendrogram of PFGE banding patterns of 44 MRSA isolates. A total of 44 MRSA strains were classified into eight pulsotypes. Pulsotypes of a representative strain of each type were compared by using the BioNumerics software program. The institutions and classes of children from whom MRSA strains were isolated are also indicated. The institution (kindergarten or day care center) to which a child belonged is indicated by the following abbreviations: M1, a child in Miyagi tested the first time; M2, a child in Miyagi tested the second time; S, a child in Saga; K, a child in Kyoto. Seven institutions have been subdivided according to the classes that they have. Their classes are indicated in parentheses by abbreviations. The names of the institutions are shown with letters, and the classes are indicated with numerals. Four institutions in Miyagi had multiple classes. They are indicated as a (a1 to a7), b (b1 to b7), c (c1 to c6), and d (d1 to d4). Two institutions in Saga and an institution in Kyoto are also indicated as a (a1 to a7) and b (b1 to b6) and a (a1 to a8), respectively.