TABLE 3.
Characteristics of isolates belonging to the 92 STs identified in this study
| ST | ST profilea | No. | Serotype(s) (no.)b | Source (no.)c | Origind | ST complex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 | 141 | 1 (9), 8 (1), 1/14 (9), 14 (35), 2 (81)#, 1/2 (2), NK (4) | Invasive (94), carried (22), other (1), lung (5), human (10), NK (2), DP (1), RS (6) | HK, UK, USA, NL, SP, France | ST1 |
| 2 | 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1 | 8 | 2 (8) | Invasive (5), carried (3) | UK | ST1 |
| 3 | 1, 1, 1, 16, 1, 1, 1 | 4 | 3 (4) | Carried (4) | SP | ST1 |
| 4 | 9, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 | 1 | NK (1) | Carried (1) | SP | ST1 |
| 5 | 1, 1, 1, 40, 1, 1, 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | Invasive (1) | SP | ST1 |
| 6 | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 | 2 | 14 (2)# | Human (2) | Can, NL | ST1 |
| 7 | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3 | 1 | 2 (1) | Human (1) | HK | ST1 |
| 8 | 1, 1, 1, 1, 28, 1, 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | RS (1) | NL | ST1 |
| 9 | 1, 1, 1, 35, 1, 1, 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | Lung (1) | UK | ST1 |
| 10 | 1, 10, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 | 1 | 1/14 (1) | Invasive (1) | UK | ST1 |
| 11 | 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 | 1 | 1/14 (1) | Invasive (1) | UK | ST1 |
| 12 | 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1 | 1 | 1 (1) | Invasive (1) | UK | ST1 |
| 13 | 1, 12, 1, 1, 6, 21, 21 | 3 | 14 (1), 1 (2)# | Invasive (2), DP (1) | UK, Can, NL | Unrelated |
| 14 | 18, 1, 5, 12, 10, 1, 1 | 1 | 3 (1) | Lung (1) | SP | ST87 |
| 15 | 8, 8, 5, 12, 1, 10, 4 | 1 | 3 (1) | Invasive (1) | SP | ST87 |
| 16 | 5, 17, 5, 12, 1, 10, 4 | 3 | 4 (1), 9 (2) | Invasive (3) | SP | ST87 |
| 17 | 8, 1, 5, 12, 1, 10, 1 | 1 | 5 (1) | Invasive (1) | SP | ST87 |
| 18 | 31, 1, 5, 12, 1, 10, 1 | 1 | 8 (1) | Carried (1) | SP | ST87 |
| 19 | 1, 8, 24, 12, 1, 10, 4 | 3 | 2 (3) | Carried (1), RS (2) | NL | ST87 |
| 20 | 1, 1, 5, 12, 1, 10, 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | Carried (1) | NL | ST87 |
| 21 | 18, 8, 24, 12, 1, 9, 4 | 1 | 28 (1) | Lung (1) | UK | ST87 |
| 22 | 18, 8, 24, 12, 1, 11, 4 | 1 | 8 (1) | NK (1) | UK | ST87 |
| 23 | 26, 8, 24, 12, 1, 10, 4 | 3 | 4 (3) | Lung (2), other (1) | UK | ST87 |
| 24 | 6, 21, 24, 12, 1, 10, 4 | 1 | 7 (1) | Carried (1) | SP | ST87 |
| 25 | 9, 30, 5, 34, 30, 3, 25 | 13 | 2 (13) | Human (3), invasive (6), lung (1) RS (3) | UK, Can | ST27 |
| 26 | 2, 26, 5, 34, 31, 3, 25 | 1 | 2 (1) | RS (1) | USA | ST27 |
| 27 | 31, 30, 5, 34, 31, 3, 25 | 5 | 2 (2), 3 (3) | Invasive (4), lung (1) | Fin, UK, SP | ST27 |
| 28 | 2, 30, 5, 34, 31, 3, 25 | 11 | 2 (6), 1/2 (3), NT (2) | NK (1), lung (2), carried (2), invasive (5), RS (1) | Can, UK, SP | ST27 |
| 29 | 8, 30, 5, 34, 30, 3, 25 | 11 | 2 (2), 7 (7),# NT (1), 3 (1) | Lung (5), invasive (2), other (1), DP (1), carried (1), NK (1) | Fin, UK, Den | ST27 |
| 30 | 30, 30, 5, 34, 31, 3, 22 | 1 | NK (1) | Lung (1) | UK | ST27 |
| 31 | 30, 30, 5, 34, 31, 3, 25 | 2 | 3 (2) | Lung (2) | UK | ST27 |
| 32 | 8, 30, 5, 34, 30, 21, 4 | 1 | 7 (1) | Other (1) | UK | ST27 |
| 33 | 31, 30, 4, 34, 31, 3, 25 | 1 | 3 (1) | Lung (1) | UK | ST27 |
| 34 | 8, 43, 5, 34, 30, 21, 4 | 1 | 7 (1) | Lung (1) | UK | ST27 |
| 35 | 31, 30, 5, 34, 31, 4, 25 | 1 | 3# (1) | DP (1) | NL | ST27 |
| 36 | 24, 30, 35, 25, 9, 33, 20 | 1 | 3 (1) | Carried (1) | Fin | Unrelated |
| 37 | 25, 39, 5, 6, 14, 29, 12 | 1 | 2 (1) | Lung (1) | Fin | Unrelated |
| 38 | 31, 7, 8, 13, 6, 7, 24 | 1 | NK (1) | Invasive (1) | Fin | Unrelated |
| 39 | 21, 25, 19, 14, 5, 10, 9 | 2 | 5 (2) | Invasive (2) | UK | Unrelated |
| 40 | 37, 10, 14, 14, 8, 32, 27 | 1 | NT (1) | Other (1) | UK | Unrelated |
| 41 | 15, 27, 9, 4, 16, 26, 11 | 1 | 16 (1) | NK (1) | UK | Unrelated |
| 42 | 13, 13, 32, 28, 25, 38, 12 | 1 | 3 (1) | Lung (1) | UK | Unrelated |
| 43 | 35, 36, 27, 9, 37, 28, 29 | 1 | 15 (1) | Invasive (1) | UK | ST43/52 |
| 44 | 32, 19, 25, 10, 6, 12, 6 | 1 | 5 (1) | NK (1) | UK | Unrelated |
| 45 | 28, 31, 5, 7, 36, 24, 31 | 1 | 15 (1) | Invasive (1) | UK | Unrelated |
| 46 | 17, 3, 21, 7, 14, 6, 8 | 1 | 9 (1) | Other (1) | UK | ST46/50 |
| 47 | 25, 24, 9, 29, 7, 30, 12 | 1 | 16 (1) | Other (1) | UK | Unrelated |
| 48 | 37, 41, 20, 46, 38, 5, 27 | 2 | 9 (2) | Invasive (2) | UK | Unrelated |
| 49 | 31, 3, 16, 26, 35, 21, 6 | 1 | 15 (1) | Other (1) | UK | ST49 / 88 |
| 50 | 17, 42, 21, 15, 14, 6, 8 | 1 | 9 (1) | Invasive (1) | UK | ST46 / 50 |
| 51 | 29, 19, 26, 13, 6, 12, 20 | 1 | NK (1) | Other (1) | UK | Unrelated |
| 52 | 35, 36, 27, 9, 37, 18, 29 | 1 | 15 (1) | Invasive (1) | UK | ST43 / 52 |
| 53 | 8, 6, 18, 20, 28, 7, 5 | 1 | 5# (1) | DP (1) | Den | ST53 / 54 |
| 54 | 8, 6, 18, 20, 28, 7, 4 | 1 | 4# (1) | DP (1) | Den | ST53 / 54 |
| 55 | 25, 37, 15, 41, 15, 23, 10 | 1 | 6# (1) | DP (1) | Den | Unrelated |
| 56 | 1, 2, 17, 36, 29, 21, 15 | 2 | 1/2 (1), 2 (1) | Carried (2) | SP | ST56 / 58 |
| 57 | 27, 22, 11, 43, 12, 25, 18 | 1 | 10 (1) | Carried (1) | SP | Unrelated |
| 58 | 1, 2, 17, 37, 21, 15, 29 | 1 | 1 (1) | Carried (1) | SP | ST56 / 58 |
| 59 | 17, 21, 5, 44, 2, 22, 4 | 1 | 9 (1) | Invasive (1) | SP | ST61 |
| 60 | 31, 30, 18, 38, 17, 8, 15 | 1 | 15 (1) | Carried (1) | SP | Unrelated |
| 61 | 17, 21, 5, 45, 2, 22, 4 | 1 | 9 (1) | Carried (1) | SP | ST61 |
| 62 | 7, 31, 28, 8, 18, 16, 32 | 1 | 21 (1) | Carried (1) | SP | Unrelated |
| 63 | 19, 29, 12, 39, 24, 39, 16 | 1 | 15 (1) | Carried (1) | SP | Unrelated |
| 64 | 8, 21, 5, 45, 2, 22, 4 | 1 | 1/2 (1) | Invasive (1) | SP | ST61/PICK> |
| 65 | 10, 16, 23, 27, 23, 31, 17 | 3 | 15 (2), 27 (1) | Lung (3) | SP | Unrelated |
| 66 | 38, 35, 10, 42, 33, 17, 30 | 1 | 28 (1) | Carried (1) | SP | Unrelated |
| 67 | 27, 15, 11, 22, 12, 27, 11 | 1 | 10 (1) | Carried (1) | SP | Unrelated |
| 68 | 14, 20, 31, 27, 27, 34, 18 | 1 | 24# (1) | DP (1) | Can | Unrelated |
| 69 | 23, 33, 22, 30, 3, 15, 12 | 1 | 25# (1) | DP (1) | Can | Unrelated |
| 70 | 38, 28, 30, 15, 32, 26, 7 | 1 | 31# (1) | Other (1) | Can | Unrelated |
| 71 | 11, 5, 13, 11, 26, 36, 14 | 1 | 13# (1) | DP (1) | Den | Unrelated |
| 72 | 12, 9, 33, 3, 19, 35, 19 | 1 | 27# (1) | DP (1) | Can | Unrelated |
| 73 | 33, 37, 2, 19, 13, 5, 12 | 1 | 16# (1) | DP (1) | Den | Unrelated |
| 74 | 31, 2, 6, 31, 10, 14, 6 | 1 | 12# (1) | DP (1) | Den | Unrelated |
| 75 | 25, 32, 9, 15, 9, 13, 8 | 1 | 28# (1) | DP (1) | Can | Unrelated |
| 76 | 8, 23, 36, 24, 21, 22, 12 | 2 | 19# (1), 17# (1) | Carried (2) | Can | ST76/79 |
| 77 | 39, 38, 7, 32, 11, 3, 8 | 1 | 30# (1) | DP (1) | Can | Unrelated |
| 78 | 23, 11, 5, 7, 22, 8, 20 | 1 | 10# (1) | DP (1) | Den | Unrelated |
| 79 | 8, 21, 36, 45, 21, 12, 22 | 1 | 18# (1) | Carried (1) | Can | ST76/79 |
| 80 | 8, 21, 3, 45, 2, 22, 23 | 1 | 23# (1) | DP (1) | Can | ST61 |
| 81 | 22, 1, 20, 21, 4, 21, 26 | 1 | 15# (1) | DP (1) | NL | Unrelated |
| 82 | 25, 34, 29, 5, 34, 19, 28 | 1 | 9# (1) | DP (1) | Den | Unrelated |
| 83 | 8, 30, 5, 34, 39, 3, 25 | 1 | 7 (1) | Invasive (1) | UK | ST27 |
| 84 | 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 | 1 | NK (1) | NK (1) | Unknown | ST1 |
| 85 | 34, 14, 37, 33, 20, 40, 21 | 1 | NK (1) | NK (1) | Unknown | Unrelated |
| 86 | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 25 | 1 | 2 (1) | NK (1) | SP | ST1 |
| 87 | 18, 8, 24, 12, 1, 10, 4 | 1 | 8# (1) | DP (1) | Den | ST87 |
| 88 | 36, 3, 16, 18, 35, 21, 6 | 1 | 11 (1) | DP (1) | UK | ST49/88 |
| 89 | 8, 8, 24, 12, 1, 10, 4 | 1 | 3 (1) | Invasive (1) | SP | ST87 |
| 90 | 20, 40, 5, 23, 40, 41, 1 | 1 | NK (1) | Invasive (1) | UK | Unrelated |
| 91 | 31, 18, 5, 12, 41, 10, 18 | 1 | 11# (1) | DP (1) | Den | Unrelated |
| 92 | 16, 4, 34, 17, 42, 37, 13 | 1 | 29# (1) | DP (1) | Can | Unrelated |
a
Allele numbers for each gene, presented in the following order: aroA, cpn60, dpr, gki, mutS, recA, thrA.
b
#, reference strain of a particular serotype. (7), represented by this ST. NK, not known; NT, not typeable.
c
Invasive isolates were obtained from cases of septicemia, meningitis, or arthritis. Lung isolates were obtained from cases of bronchopneumonia or other uncomplicated respiratory disease. NK, not known; DP, isolated from a diseased pig with no further details known; RS, reference isolate (14, which have been characterized previously in porcine models of infection, were included; see Table 4).
d
SP, Spain; HK, Hong Kong; UK, United Kingdom; Can, Canada; NL, The Netherlands; Fin, Finland; Den, Denmark; USA, United States.