TABLE 2.

Summary of results for PFGE and IRS-PCR molecular typing of Australian isolates of D. nodosus

State	No. of farms	PFGE results							IRS-PCR results
		No. of isolates	No. of PFA types	No. of clonal groups	SDR of PFA types	SDR of clonal groups	Simpson's diversity (D) for molecular type	Simpson's diversity (D) for clonal type	No. of isolates	No. of IrsT types	No. of clonal groups	SDR of IrsT types	SDR of clonal types	Simpson's diversity (D) for molecular type	Simpson's diversity (D) for clonal type
WA	247	735	181	67	1:4	1:11	0.98	0.9	616	77	36	1:8	1:17	0.95	0.87
VIC	22	24	21	18	1:1.14	1:1.33	NC	NC	24	17	13	NC	NC	NC	NC
SA	21	21	19	15	1:1.10	1:1.40	NC	NC	21	17	12	NC	NC	NC	NC
NSW	13	16	14	10	1:1.14	1:1.60	NC	NC	16	13	11	NC	NC	NC	NC
Total	303	796	214	82	1:3.7	1:9.7	0.98	0.91	677	94	48	1:7.2	1:14	0.96	0.89

IrsT, molecular type using primer PXT and IRS-PCR method; NC, not calculated; NSW, New South Wales; PFA, molecular type using restriction enzyme ApaI and PFGE method; SA, South Australia; VIC, Victoria; WA, Western Australia.