Table 2. Distribution of genotypes and viuB proportion of V. vulnificus according to environmental isolate origins.
| % with genotype | % with profile | viuBproportion(%) | |||||||||||||||
| rRNA gene | vvhA | vcg | CPS | Profile | |||||||||||||
| B | A | type 1 | type 2 | NAa | C-type | E-type | C/E | allele 1 | allele 2 | NAa | 1 | 2 | 4 | Untypeable | no profile | ||
| Ariake Sea (n = 116) | 90.5 | 0.9 | 85.3 | 13.8 | 0.9 | 91.4 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 50.9 | 19.0 | 30.2 | 81.9 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 100.0 |
| Seafood (n = 14) | 85.7 | 14.3 | 85.7 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 85.7 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 64.3 | 28.6 | 7.1 | 71.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Non-seafood (n = 102) | 91.2 | 8.8 | 85.3 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 92.2 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 49.0 | 17.6 | 33.3 | 83.3 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 100.0 |
| Ise & Mikawa Bay | 63.6 | 36.4 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 63.6 | 9.1 | 27.3 | 63.6 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Non-seafood (n = 11) | |||||||||||||||||
| Karatsu Bay (n = 13) | 38.5 | 61.5 | 38.5 | 61.5 | 0.0 | 30.8 | 69.2 | 0.0 | 53.8 | 15.4 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 61.5 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 84.6 |
| Seafood (n = 4) | 75.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Non-seafood (n = 9) | 22.2 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 22.2 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 77.8 |
a
NA, not amplified.
rRNA, ribosomal ribonucleic acid; CPS, capsular polysaccharide.