TABLE 2.
Mutation positiona | Mutation | No. of isolates | Place of isolation (n) |
---|---|---|---|
196 | 63-bp deletion | 3 | Tokyo (2), Fukuoka (1) |
266 | C deletion | 1 | Tokyo (1) |
402 | G→A mutation | 2 | Tokyo (2) |
501 | IS6110 insertion (1,358 bp) | 1 | Fukuoka (1) |
512 | 872-bp deletion | 5 | Hokkaido (1), Osaka (2) Kyoto (1), Hiroshima (1) |
The DNA sequence contained an open reading frame starting with translation initiation codon GTG at nucleotide positions 1 to 3 and ending with termination codon TAG at positions 685 to 687 (20).