Table 1. CRISPR-type characteristics of 67 Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis clinical isolates from French Polynesia, 2008–2013, compared with major examples from the Institut Pasteur database*.
| Country and period of isolation | No. isolates | Major PFGE types (no.) | Phage types available (no.) | CRISPR type allele1-allele2 | MLVA type (no.)† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | |||||
| 2008 Jan–2013 Aug | 52 | JEGX01.0004 (13) | PT8 (1), PT13a (2) | A14-B21 | 2-10-8-5-2 (20). 2-10-8-5-1 (1), 2-11-8-5-2 (6), 2-9-8-5-2 (5), 2-12-9-5-2 (1), 2-12-5-5-2 (1) |
| 2011 Aug–2012 Feb | 15 | JEGX01.0004 (4) | PT8 (2) | A14-B20 | 2-10-8-6-2 (15) |
| France | |||||
| 1957–2013 | 83 | XEN-001 (57) | PT4 (45), PT1 (10), PT6 (6), PT21 (3), PT14b (1), PT22 (1), PT24 (1), PT34 (1), PT35 (1), PT44 (1) | A6-B7 | 3-11-5-4-1 (6), 3-11-5-6-1 (1), 3-10-5-4-2 (1), 3-10-5-4-1 (1) |
| 2002 | 10 | XEN-001 (10) | PT4 (6), PT35 (3), PT6a (1) | A8-B7 | |
| 1956–2014 | 8 | XEN-001 (6) | PT4 (6) | A7-B7 | 2-9-4-5-1 (1), 1-8-9-4-1 (4) |
| 1920–2001 | 7 | XEN-001 (4) XEN-008 (2) | PT4 (6) PT6a (1) | A10-B7 | |
| 1956–2011 | 54 | JEGX01.0004 (42) | PT8 (28), PT14b (12), PT13a (1), PT22 (1) | A14-B6 | 2-12-7-5-1 (1) |
*All available CRISPR-types, and the spacer content of each, are described in online Technical Appendix 1 (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/EID/article/21/6/14-1103-Techapp1.xlsx). CRISPR, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. †SENTR7-SENTR5-SENTR6-SENTR4-SE3.