TABLE 3.
PCR assays for loci 5, 15, 17, and 26 in 14 Photorhabdus strains
| Host and bacterial strain | Amplicon size (kb)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locus 5 pilus module | Locus 15 | Locus 17 | Locus 26 | |
| Host: Heterorhabditis bacteriophora | ||||
| TT01T | 8.5 | 14 | 5.2 | 18 |
| HbT | 0.5 | 7.4 | 5.2 | NA |
| HP88 | NAa | 14 | 5.2 | 17 |
| C1 | NA | NA | 5.2 | NA |
| Host: Heterorhabditis indica | ||||
| FRG04T | 0.5 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 9.4 |
| JM12 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 5.2 | NA |
| Host: Heterorhabditis sp. | ||||
| FRG26 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 10 |
| Host: Heterorhabditis megidis | ||||
| K122 | NA | NA | 0.8 | NA |
| XINAchT | NA | NA | 0.8 | NA |
| HL81 | NA | NA | 0.8 | NA |
| Clinical strains | ||||
| US3265-86T | 0.6 | 3 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| US3105-77 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| AU9802892T | NA | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| AU9802397 | NA | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
a
NA, not amplified.