TABLE 3.
RFLP analysis of pmp genes from C. trachomatis serovars A to L3
| pmp locus | Enzyme | No. of expected sitesa | RFLP groupings (serovars with the same RFLP pattern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | CfoI | 3 | No variation |
| HinfI | 12 | No variation | |
| TaqI | 12 | (ABBaCDEFGHI and LGV) (JK) | |
| C | TaqI | 16 | (ABCEF and LGV) (Ba) (DGHIJK) |
| Tru9I | 19 | (ABBaC and LGV) (EF) (DGH) (IJK) | |
| D | CfoI | 10 | No variation |
| HinfI | 17 | (B) (C) (EF) (ABaDGHIJK and LGV) | |
| E | Tru9I | 9 | (ABBaC) (DEFGH) (IJK and LGV) |
| HinfI | 14 | (ABBaC) (DEFGH) (IJK) (LGV) | |
| F | HinfI | 10 | (ABBaC) (DEFGH) (IJK) (LGV) |
| CfoI | 5 | (ABBaC) (DEFGH) (IJK) (LGV) | |
| TaqI | 6 | (ABa) (BC) (DEFGH) (IJK) (LGV) | |
| G | CfoI | 6 | No variation |
| TaqI | 11 | (BC) (ABaDEFGHIJK) (LGV) | |
| HinfI | 15 | (ABBaCI) (DEFGHJK) (LGV) | |
| H | CfoI | 7 | (ABBaC) (DEFGHIJK) (LGV) |
| Tru9I | 16 | (ABBaC) (DEFGHIJK) (LGV) | |
| TaqI | 14 | (ABBaC) (DEFGH) (IJK) (L1, L2) (L3) | |
| I | CfoI | 10 | (ABBaCDEFGHIJK) (LGV) |
| HinfI | 12 | (ABC) (Ba) (EF) (DGHIJK) (LGV) | |
| TaqI | 6 | (ABaC) (B) (DEFGHI and LGV) (JK) |
a
The number of expected sites is based upon published serovar D sequences for each pmp gene.