TABLE 3.
Comparison of the results of identification by conventional testing and nox-specific RFLP typing
| Phenotypic identification (no. of isolates) | Identification by nox-specific RFLP typing
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|---|---|---|---|
| No. of identical isolates | Different (n) | Mixed culture of two species (n) | |
| B. hyodysenteriae (80) | 77 | B. innocens (1) | B. hyodysenteriae + B. innocens (2) |
| B. pilosicoli (7) | 5 | B. intermedia (1) | B. pilosicoli + B. murdochii (1) |
| B. intermedia (4) | 3 | B. intermedia + B. murdochii (1) | |
| B. innocens (24) | 20 | B. intermedia (1) B. murdochii (1); no identification (1) | B. innocens + B. intermedia (1) |
| B. murdochii (17) | 16 | B. intermedia (1) | |