Table 2. Comparison of the distribution of selected virulence genes/gene clusters that were detected at high frequency among some of the analysed lineages.

	Number of positive isolates
	ST398	ST5	ST8	ST15	ST22	CC30	CC97	CC130	CC151
	(n = 18)	(n = 4)	(n = 5)	(n = 5)	(n = 8)	(n = 8)	(n = 8)	(n = 4)	(n = 4)
seD+seJ+seR	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
seC+seL	0	0	0	0	5	1	3	0	0
egc	0	4	0	0	8	8	0	0	4
entCM14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
lukF-PV-P83/lukM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
lukD/E+splA+splB	0	4	3	4	0	0	8	0	4
hlb	9	0	2	0	1	0	6	4	4
sak	0	4	3	0	7	8	0	0	0
hl-III	18	4	5	5	0	8	6	0	0
edinB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0