Table 5. Distribution of the brp cluster among V. vulnificus strains.
| Strain | Linkage PCR1 | Southern2 |
| 1001 | + | 10.5 |
| 1003(O) | + | 10.5 |
| 1004 | + | 10.5 |
| 1005 | + | 10.5 |
| 1007 | + | – |
| 1009 | + | – |
| 1014 | + | – |
| 1456(O) | + | 10.5 |
| 1456(T) | + | – |
| 1657(O) | + | – |
| 1657(T) | + | – |
| 95-10-15 | + | 10.5 |
| 96-7-155 | + | – |
| ABZ1(R) | + | – |
| ABZ1(T) | + | – |
| ATCC 27562 | + | 10.5 |
| AZ(T) | + | – |
| BG(R) | + | – |
| C7184 | + | – |
| CMCP6 | + | – |
| CP Clam 2 | + | 10.5 |
| CP Mussel 10 | + | – |
| CP Sed 5 | + | 10.5 |
| F8 Oyster 11(O) | + | 10.5 |
| F8 Oyster 11(T) | + | 10.5 |
| KG3(R) | + | 10.5 |
| KG4(T) | + | 10.5 |
| MLT 124 | + | 10.5 |
| MLT 136(O) | + | 10.5 |
| MLT 136(T) | + | 10.5 |
| MLT 141 | + | 10.5 |
| MLT 198 | – | – |
| YJ016 | + | 10.5 |
| 132a1 | + | 10.5 |
| 132z2 | + | 2.7 |
| 212b6 | + | 2.7 |
| 212f15 | + | 2.7 |
| 212s7 | + | 2.7 |
| 342e9 | + | 10.5 |
| 342s6 | + | 2.7 |
| NOLA18 | + | – |
| 212f18 | + | 2.7 |
1
+ or – indicates the presence or absence, respectively, of all genes in the brp cluster.
2
Indicates the size of the band hybridized to a radiolabeled probe specific for brpC or brpI. A – indicates that either no bands were present or that band size could not be determined.