TABLE 3.

Distribution of molecular serotypes based on sequence types and PFGE profiles

Molecular serotype	Sequence typea	PFGE profilea	No. of isolates
Ia	191, 232	1a2, 221	3
Ib	122, 86	2a2, 341, 193, 351, 2b1	8
II	11, 441, 221	4c1, 12a1, 13b1	3
III	191, 441, 311, 174, 2371	34, 3a2, 9b1, 201	8
V	2401, 101, 191, 126	414, 4a9, 4d3, 181, 281, 32b1	29
VI	11	151	1
Ia + Ib	2391, 121, 81	2a2, 191	3
Ia + II	101, 281, 11, 221	4c1, 13b1, 21b1, 321	4
Ia + III	171	3a1	1
Ia + V	71, 101, 191, 2381, 113, 234	11, 1a2, 1d1, 410, 4a3, 4b1, 281, 32b1, 331	21
Ib + V	121, 81	2b1, 81	2
II + V	101, 221	161, 321	2
Ia + Ib + V	81	191	1
Ia + II + V	101, 11, 222	41, 111, 161, 321	4
Ia + V + VI	12	41, 151	2

^aSuperscripts indicate the number of isolates in the PFGE profile groups and sequence types.