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Variations in pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns between the isolates
| Serovar number | Number of isolates | Number of patterns | Diversity index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2 | 9 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | 19 | 15 | 0.79 |
| 5 | 26 | 21 | 0.81 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 13 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 15 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Nontypeable | 23 | 22 | 0.96 |
Some field strains that belonged to different serovars had similar PFGE patterns.
