Table 3. Characterization of 67 assemblage A isolates* based on sequencing data and assemblage-specific PCR.
| No. of isolates (isolate code) | ß-giardin | tpi | gdh | tpi A+B | MLG |
| 31 | A2 | AII | AII | A | AII-1 |
| 1 (Sweh037) | A2 | AIIa | AII | A | Mixed |
| 1 (Sweh038) | A2 | AIIb | AII | A | AII novel |
| 26 | A3 | AII | AII | A | AII-2 |
| 5 | A2+A3c | AII | AII | A | Mixed AII-1+AII-2 |
| 2 (Sweh166, 178) | Ad | Ae | AI | A | A novelg |
| 1 (Sweh173) | Ad | Ae | Af | A | A novelh |
*Isolates with mixed assemblage A+B infections are not included.
a
A/G at position 445.
b
GenBank acc. no. EU041753 (isolate ISSGd85, human).
c
C/T at position 460 and 468.
d
GenBank acc. no. AY655702 (unnamed isolate, cattle).
e
GenBank acc. no. EU781027 (isolate Swecat170, cat).
f
GenBank acc. no. EU769224 (isolate Swecat202, cat).
g
Equal to previous MLG from various Swedish animals (cats and ruminants).
h
Equal to previous MLG from Swefd154 (fallow deer) and Swecat202 (cat).