TABLE 2.
Distribution of human and canine Capnocytophaga strains and types as defined by StyI and MseI digestion patterns
| Species | Type | Origin | n | Digestion pattern (no.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StyI | MseI | ||||
| C. canimorsus | 1 | Patienta | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Patient | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Patient | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Dog | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| C. canimorsus | 4 | Dog | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| C. cynodegmi | 1 | Patientb | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Dog | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| C. cynodegmi | 2 | Dog | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Putative new species | 1 | Cat | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Putative new species | 2 | Dog | 1 | 6 | 7 |
a
Including the strains 98-196, 02-195, 01-351, and 02-19, which were identified presumptively as C. cynodegmi earlier (see the text).
b
Strain ATCC 49045.