TABLE 3.
Phylogenetic location and geographic source of B. cereus isolates analyzed in this study
| Branch | No. (of 61 total) in branch | No. (of 36) with toxigenic propertiesa | Sourceb |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B | 2 | 1 (total) | |
| 0 | 1 Norway | ||
| 1 | 1 USA (Wis.) | ||
| C | 17 | 11 (total) | |
| 6 | 8 USA (2 Okla., 2 Wis., 1 N.J., 1 Mich., 2 no data) | ||
| 2 | 2 Finland | ||
| 2 | 2 United Kingdom | ||
| 1 | 1 Australia | ||
| 0 | 4 no data | ||
| D | 6 | 4 (total) | |
| 3 | 3 Finland | ||
| 0 | 2 Norway | ||
| 1 | 1 USA (Wis.) | ||
| E | 1 | 0 | 1 no data |
| F | 18 | 16 (total) | |
| 6 | 6 United Kingdom | ||
| 5 | 6 USA (5 Wis., 1 Nebr.), | ||
| 1 | 2 England | ||
| 2 | 2 Finland | ||
| 1 | 1 Norway | ||
| 1 | 1 China | ||
| G | 1 | 1 | 1 Finland |
| H | 9 | 1 (total) | |
| 0 | 4 Norway | ||
| 0 | 2 USA (2 Wis.) | ||
| 1 | 1 China | ||
| 0 | 2 no data | ||
| J | 1 | 0 | 1 Norway |
| K | 6 | 2 (total) | |
| 0 | 4 Norway | ||
| 1 | 1 Finland | ||
| 1 | 1 USA (Wis.) |
a
Thirty-six of the 61 B. cereus isolates studied had toxigenic properties. The number of toxigenic isolates that mapped to a particular branch are included in column 3.
b
Numbers refer to the number of isolates from that particular source.