TABLE 3.

Presence of vab cluster genes in a collection of V. anguillarum strains as determined by PCR and Southern blot hybridization

Strain	Source	Presence of:
		Vanchrobactin biosynthesis and transport genes									RS1a
		vabA	vabB	vabC	vabE	vabF	vabS	vabH	fvtA	orf13
Serotype O1
TM14	Oncorhynchus mykiss, Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
ATCC 43305	Oncorhynchus mykiss, Denmark	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
SE56.1	Salmo spp., Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
SO121.1	Salmo spp., Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
RI33.1	Scophthalmus maximus, Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
SE145.1	Salmo spp., Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
PC933.1	Scophthalmus maximus, Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
96F	Morone saxatilis, United States	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
R82	Scophthalmus maximus, Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
775	Oncorhynchus kisutch, United States	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Serotype O2
ATCC 14181	Gadus morhua, Denmark	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
PC640.1	Solea solea, Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
CA3.1/04	Scophthalmus maximus, Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
AZ215.1	Solea solea, Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
CA13.1	Pollachius pollachius, Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
ACC4.1	Scophthalmus maximus, Portugal	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
PC628.1	Scophthalmus maximus, Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
ATCC 43306	Gadus morhua, Denmark	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
RV22	Scophthalmus maximus, Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
43F	Morone saxatilis, United States	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
CA1.1/04	Solea solea, Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
Serotype O3
PT-493	Plecoglossus altivelis, Japan	+	−	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
11008	Dicentrarchus labrax, France	+	−	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
ATCC 43307	Oncorhynchus mykiss, Denmark	+	−	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
ET-208	Anguilla japonica, Japan	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
Serotype O4
RPM41.11	Scophthalmus maximus, Spain	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
ATCC 43308	Gadus morhua, Denmark	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
Serotype O5
ATCC 43309	Gadus morhua, Denmark	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
Serotype O6
ATCC 43310	Gadus morhua, Denmark	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
Serotype O7
ATCC 43311	Anguilla japonica, Denmark	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
Serotype O8
ATCC 43312	Gadus morhua, Denmark	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
Serotype O9
ATCC 43313	Gadus morhua, Denmark	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−
Serotype O10
ATCC 43314	Gadus morhua, Denmark	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	−

^aRS1 is an IS that disrupts the vabF gene.