Table 2.
Distribution of T3SS2α and T3SS2β genes in select V. parahaemolyticus strains from this study
| C/E ratioa | Gene status | Detection (no. positive/total no. tested) of T3SS2 gene type: |
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| α |
β |
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| vopC | vscC2 | vscT2 | vscR2 | vopP | vopD2 | vopL | vopC | vscC2 | vscT2 | vscR2 | vopP | vopD2 | vopL | ||
| 0/11 | tdh negative, trh negative | 0/11 | 2/11 | 1/11 | 1/11 | 1/11 | 1/11 | 0/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 4/11 | 10/11 | 6/11 |
| 7/5 | tdh+, trh+ | 0/12 | 0/12 | 0/12 | 3/12 | 0/12 | 3/12 | 0/12 | 12/12 | 12/12 | 12/12 | 12/12 | 12/12 | 12/12 | 12/12 |
| 1/1 | tdh negative, trh+ | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| 0/5 | tdh+, trh negative | 5/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 |
a
Ratio of clinical to environmental strains.