Table 1. MLST scheme of C. jejuni isolates from different sources in Japan.

Source	No .isolate	Clonal Complex(CC)	%	STs*	%	Source	No.isolate	Clonal Complex(CC)	%	STs*	%
Human	100	CC-21	27.0	ST-50	9.0	Poultry	61	CC-21	16.4	ST-4621	6.6
				ST-8	3.0					ST-4526	4.9
				ST-21	4.0					ST-50	4.9
				ST-1360	1.0			CC-45	16.4	ST-3727	8.2
				ST-4526	7.0					ST-679	3.3
				ST-451	1.0					ST-45	3.3
				ST-4253	1.0					ST-845	1.6
				ST-4614	1.0			CC-48	11.5	ST-918	9.8
		CC-48	11.0	ST-48	7.0					ST-453	1.6
				ST-918	1.0			CC-443	8.2	ST-51	4.9
				ST-38	1.0					ST-440	1.6
				ST-453	1.0					ST-4615	1.6
				ST-918	1.0			CC-574	8.2	ST-305	8.2
		CC-42	6.0	ST-42	5.0			CC-353	6.6	ST-4616	3.3
				ST-447	1.0					ST-404	1.6
		CC-257	6.0	ST-257	4.0					ST-4052	1.6
				ST-361	2.0			CC-607	6.6	ST-4108	4.9
		CC-22	5.0	ST-22	4.0					ST-4600	1.6
				ST-1947	1.0			CC-354	4.9	ST-354	3.3
		CC-45	5.0	ST-45	4.0					ST-4617	1.6
				ST-3727	1.0			CC-460	3.3	ST-461	1.6
		CC-443	5.0	ST-51	2.0					ST-460	1.6
				ST-440	3.0			CC-22	3.3	ST-22	3.3
		CC-353	4.0	ST-4052	2.0			Others	14.8	ST-4623	6.6
				ST-353	1.0					ST-4389	3.3
				ST-2076	1.0					ST-4618	1.6
		CC-49	3.0	ST-4624	1.0					ST-4620	1.6
				ST-4613	2.0					ST-4622	1.6
		CC-354	3.0	ST-4611	1.0
				ST-4623	1.0	Cattle	51	CC-21	27.5	ST-21	7.8
				ST-354	1.0					ST-806	15.7
		CC-45	2.0	ST-45	2.0					ST-50	3.9
		CC-460	2.0	ST-460	1.0			CC-42	19.6	ST-42	19.6
				ST-535	1.0			CC-22	9.8	ST-22	9.8
		CC-52	1.0	ST-52	1.0			CC-61	7.8	ST-61	7.8
		CC-61	1.0	ST-61	1.0			CC-48	7.8	ST-38	7.8
		CC-206	1.0	ST-46	1.0			CC-283	5.9	ST-4063	5.9
		CC-574	1.0	ST-305	1.0			CC-403	3.9	ST-933	3.9
		CC-658	1.0	ST-658	1.0			CC-257	2.0	ST-257	2.0
		Others	16.0	ST-922	6.0			Others	15.7	ST-58	15.7
				ST-2276	1.0
				ST-4612	1.0
				ST-407	4.0
				ST-2328	2.0
				ST-4390	2.0

^*Novel STs found in this study were shown in bold.