TABLE 1.
Clonal complexes of C. jejuni
| Clonal complex | No. of isolates | Allelic profile of obtained ST:
|
No. of STs | Type(s) by sequencing SVR of flaA | PFGE typea | AFLP typea | Ribotypea | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aspA | glnA | gltA | glyA | pgm | tkt | uncA | |||||||
| ST-21 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1, 10 | T (T′, K, F)c | H | 22 (10, 17, 24) |
| ST-403 | 41 | 10 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | M (A, D, R, L) | K (A, F) | 17 |
| ST-508b | 40 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 24 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | A | F | 7 |
| ST-48 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1, 10 | G (Y, L) | G | 4 (9, 20) |
| ST-41 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 62 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | D | C | 11 |
| ST-22 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | L (Y) | A | 13 |
| ST-42 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Y | B | 13 |
| ST-45 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1, 9, 91 | X (X′) | D | 12 (3) |
| ST-353 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1, 2, 8 | P (P′, S) | H (G′) | 17 |
| ST-657 | 5 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | V | I | 6 |
| ST-51 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | P (A) | E | 4, 7 |
| ST-52 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2, 4 | I | H | 4, 25 |
| ST-56 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Z | D, G | 2 |
| ST-61 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 5 | V | I | 6 |
| ST-49 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 11 | W | K | 9 |
| ST-206 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | L | H | 24 |
| ST-599 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Z | G | 2 |
| ST-650 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 24 | 12 | 28 | 53 | 1 | 46 | A | F | 7 |
| ST-663 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 93 | 6 | 1 | 1 | F | J | 1 |
a
The predominant PFGE and AFLP types and ribotypes determined after combined cluster analysis with Bionumerics software.
b
The MLST STs first reported in this study are indicated in boldface.
c
Other minor types that occur in a clonal complex are indicated in parentheses.