Table 3.

Summary of sources of P. multocida isolates selected for analysis by multilocus sequence typing.

Host	n	Source	Year	Epidemiological or Clinical Data	Reference
Bovine respiratory	37	Scotland	2008	Cross-sectional survey. 1 isolate per RAPD type per farm (32 farms), predominantly non-clinical	[6]
	30	UK	1984-2007	Epidemiologically unrelated. Clinical.
	19	UK	2000	Single BRD outbreak (clinically affected and unaffected)
	8	USA		Feedlot cattle
	39	France	2008	BRD outbreaks on farm. 1 isolate per RAPD type per farm (20 farms)
Bovine non-respiratory	12	Southeast/South Asia		Haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS)
	3	Tropics		Clinical status unknown. Grouped with HS on basis of isolate origin
Ovine	10	NZ		Multiple source farms, outbreak during transport	[33]
	18	Spain		Clinical, several farms within one region
Porcine	13	UK		Bronchopneumonia. Distinct PFGE types	[5]
Avian	9	Southeast Asia/unknown		Fowl cholera
Other	3	Various		2 elephants (Asia), 1 human
Total	201

RAPD: random-amplified polymorphic DNA; BRD: bovine respiratory disease; PFGE: pulsed-field gel electrophoresis