FIG. 1.

PFGE patterns of A. baumannii isolates. The assigned numbers of A. baumannii isolates are shown over the lanes of the gel and correspond to those of Table 1. The positions of molecular size markers in kilobases (M) are shown on the right side of the gel. Lanes C1, C2, C3, and C4 correspond to carbapenem-susceptible strains isolated during the study period. Lane C5 corresponds to A. baumanii strain C5, which was isolated in Montpellier in 1999 from a patient directly transferred from Papeete.