TABLE 2.
Comparison of B. thuringiensis serotypes to AFLP phylogenetic tree locationa
| Serotype | Branch | No. in branch/total | Sourceb |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | B | 17/17 | 6 USA (1 Tex., 1 Ariz., 4 no data), 2 Czechoslovakia, 1 Yugoslavia, 7 no data, 1 ATCC 10792 type strain |
| H2 | A | 1/10 | 1 no data |
| C | 1/10 | 1 no data | |
| F | 1/10 | 1 no data | |
| G | 7/10 | 4 USA, 1 Egypt, 1 France, 1 no data | |
| H3a | A | 4/8 | 1 England, 3 no data |
| C | 1/8 | 1 no data | |
| F | 3/8 | 1 Yugoslavia, 2 no data | |
| H3a3b | C | 24/24 | 4 England, 4 USA (2 Tex., 2 Ariz.), 1 Canada, 15 no data |
| H4a4b | A | 16/18 | 7 Japan, 1 Czechoslovakia, 1 Russia, 1 Yugoslavia, 6 no data |
| B | 2/18 | 1 Czechoslovakia, 1 no data | |
| H4a4c | C | 14/16 | 6 USA (1 Ariz., 4 Fla., 1 no data), 4 Japan, 1 Nairobi, 3 no data |
| F | 1/16 | 1 no data | |
| J | 1/16 | 1 Norway | |
| H5a | C | 7/8 | 3 USA (2 La., 1 N.Mex.), 2 Chad, 1 Canada, 1 Japan |
| F | 1/8 | 1 Russia | |
| H5a5b | A | 1/21 | 1 China |
| C | 19/21 | 11 USA (10 Tex., 1 no data), 1 Nigeria, 1 Russia, 6 no data | |
| K | 1/21 | 1 Norway | |
| H6 | C | 11/12 | 1 Canada, 10 no data |
| F | 1/12 | 1 Norway | |
| H7 | A | 1/17 | 1 no data |
| C | 14/17 | 5 Japan, 4 USA (2 La., 1 Ca., 1 no data), 5 no data | |
| F | 2/17 | 2 no data | |
| H8c | H | 1/1 | 1 Norway |
| H8a8b | A | 8/11 | 4 Japan, 1 Czechoslovakia, 1 England, 2 no data |
| F | 1/11 | 1 no data | |
| H | 2/11 | 2 Norway | |
| H8a8c | B | 3/3 | 3 China |
| H8a8d | A | 1/3 | 1 no data |
| C | 1/3 | 1 no data | |
| F | 1/3 | 1 no data | |
| H9 | C | 4/5 | 2 USA (1 Ariz., 1 no data), 2 no data |
| F | 1/5 | 1 France | |
| H10c | A | 9/14 | 8 Japan, 1 USA (La.) |
| C | 3/14 | 1 Japan, 1 USA (La.), 1 no data | |
| H | 1/14 | 1 Japan | |
| K | 1/14 | 1 Norway | |
| H10a10b | H | 1/1 | 1 Norway |
| H11c | K | 1/1 | 1 Norway |
| H11a11b | A | 2/2 | 1 Germany, 1 no data |
| H11a11c | F | 1/2 | 1 Japan |
| H | 1/2 | 1 Japan | |
| H12 | C | 3/3 | 1 USA, 2 no data |
| H13 | C | 2/2 | 2 no data |
| H14 | A | 10/13 | 2 Romania, 1 USA, 7 no data |
| C | 3/13 | 1 Romania, 2 no data | |
| H15 | C | 3/3 | 3 USA (2 N.Dak., 1 Ind.) |
| H16 | C | 3/3 | 3 USA (2 La., 1 Ind.) |
| H17 | F | 1/1 | 1 Japan |
| H18 | C | 1/1 | 1 Japan |
| H19 | F | 2/2 | 1 Japan |
| 1 Norway | |||
| H20 | C | 2/3 | 1 USA (La.), 1 no data |
| F | 1/3 | 1 India | |
| H22 | H | 2/2 | 1 Norway |
| 1 China | |||
| H24 | H | 1/2 | 1 no data |
| K | 1/2 | 1 Norway | |
| H27 | C | 1/1 | 1 no data |
| H29 | K | 2/2 | 2 Norway |
| H31 | K | 1/1 | 1 Norway |
| H34 | F | 1/4 | 1 Yugoslavia |
| J | 1/4 | 1 Norway | |
| K | 2/4 | 2 Norway | |
| H35 | H | 1/1 | 1 Norway |
| AA | J | 2/2 | 2 Norway |
| Not identified | C | 5/7 | 2 China, 1 USA (Ariz.), 1 England, 1 no data |
| F | 1/7 | 1 no data | |
| K | 1/7 | 1 Czechoslovakia |
a
The 36 different serotypes populated the entire phylogenetic tree. However, several serotypes were found primarily within a single branch. H1 isolates mapped to branch B and H3a3b and H2 isolates mapped to branch G, while H4a4b and H5a5b mapped to branch C.
b
Numbers refer to the number of isolates from that particular source.
c
Because of the changing classification in the H antigen typing of B. thuringiensis, isolates identified above only as H8, H10, and H11 were not scored as a distinct serotype (different from H8a8b, H8a8c, or H8a8d; H10a10b and H11a11b, or H11a11c).