TABLE 2.

Mahalanobis distances between groups in discriminant analysis

Species and type (strain no.)	Distance
	C. jejuni D (299)	C. coli C (360, 444, 459)	C. jejuni B (361, 557, 527)	C. coli A (510, 511, 512)	C. jejuni B (222, 503)	C. coli C (371, 425, 427, 457, 458)
C. jejuni D (299)	0.00
C. coli C (360, 444, 459)	29.02	0.00
C. jejuni B (361, 557, 527)	24.15	148.20	0.00
C. coli A (510, 511, 512)	33.38	48.77	104.46	0.00
C. jejuni B (222, 503)	113.75	133.32	60.09	39.46	0.00
C. coli C (371, 425, 427, 457, 458)	16.18	6.69	146.53	33.03	22.72	0.00