TABLE 2.
Presence of the 42-kb extrachromosomal DNA in V. parahaemolyticus strains of the pandemic clonal complex from clinical and shellfish samples
| Origin | No. of isolates by sample type
|
Total for sample group (no. of isolates)
|
% Positive in sample group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical
|
Shellfish
|
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| Analyzed | Positive | Analyzed | Positive | Analyzed | Positive | ||
| Southeast Asia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Antofagasta 1998 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerto Montt 2004 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerto Montt 2005 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| Puerto Montt 2006 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 33 |
| Puerto Montt 2007 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerto Montt 2008 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15 |