TABLE 4.
Subdivision of S. aureus pulsotypes A and A.1 by binary typing for herds that harbored both pulsotypesa
| Binary type | No. of isolates in pulsotype:
|
Pb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | A.1 | ||
| 001.111.111 = 5715 | 0 | 7 | <0.01 |
| 000.111.111 = 1619 | 1 | 4 | 0.13 |
| 000.101.111 = 1107 | 1 | 4 | 0.13 |
| 100.101.111 = 17491 | 3 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 101.111.111 = 22099 | 12 | 1 | <0.001 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 1 | Not tested |
a
Results from other herds and for other subtypes of pulsotype A were excluded.
b
Statistical significance according to the Fisher exact test of association between pulsotype (A versus A.1) and binary type (specified type versus all other binary types listed in the table).