TABLE 3.
Distribution of subtracted sequences among P. aeruginosa isolates
| Isolate | No. of isolates containing subtracted sequence(s)a of: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS1, PS3, PS12, and PS54 | PS2 | PS5 | PS9 | PS15 | PS21 | PS32 | PS40 | PS43 | PSA | exoS | |
| Liverpool CF epidemic (n = 8) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| CF nonepidemic (n = 21) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| Manchester CF epidemic (n = 1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Melbourne CF epidemic (n = 2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
a
Presence or absence of sequences was determined based on dot blot and PCR assays.