Table 2.
Genotypes identified in PCR positive swabs and whole blood samples
|
Genes |
|
Type of sample |
Statistical significance |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locus nucleotide sequences | Swabs (n = 93) | WB samples (n = 34) | ||
|
TP0136 |
Identical to strain SS14 |
96.1% (74/77) |
100.0% (12/12) |
|
| |
Unique sequences |
3.9% (3/77) |
0.0% (0/12) |
|
|
TP0548 |
Identical to strain SS14 |
74.4% (58/78) |
68.8% (11/16) |
|
| |
Unique sequences |
25.6% (20/78) |
31.3% (5/16) |
|
|
23S rDNA |
wt |
60.4% (55/91) |
51.6% (16/31) |
|
| |
A2058G |
28.6% (26/91) |
25.8% (8/31) |
|
| |
A2059G |
11.0% (10/91) |
22.6% (7/31) |
|
| |
Number of repetitions in the arp locus |
|
|
|
| |
|
Swabs |
WB samples |
|
|
arp |
14 |
82.4% (56/68) |
55.6% (5/9) |
p = 0.03 |
| |
15 |
11.8% (8/68) |
11.1% (1/9) |
|
| |
8-12 |
5.9% (4/68) |
33.3% (3/9) |
p = 0.003 |
|
tpr E, G, J |
tpr E, G, J pattern after MseI digest |
|
|
|
| |
|
Swabs |
WB samples |
|
| |
d |
91.2% (62/68) |
30.8% (4/13) |
p < 0.001 |
| |
e |
1.5% (1/68) |
46.2% (6/13) |
p < 0.001 |
| b, p, k, j | 7.4% (5/68) | 23.1% (3/13) | ||
Samples isolated in the work of Flasarová et al. [17] augmented by samples collected in 2011 in the Czech Republic were analyzed. Results show both paired and unpaired samples.
wt, wildtype.