Table 2. Genotypic characteristics of representative Vibrio vulnificus strains as assessed by BOX-PCR genomic fingerprinting.
| BOX-PCR profile no. a | Representative strain b | No. of strains c | Soruce of isolation d | 16S rRNA type e | CPS type e | vcg type e | pilF e | viuB e | vuuA e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC9629 | 2 | E | A | NA f | E | - | - | - |
| 2 | NV22 | 2 | E | A | NA | C | - | - | - |
| 3 | SC9729 | 1 | E | A | 2 | E | - | - | - |
| 4 | SC9740 | 1 | E | A | NA | E | - | - | - |
| 5 | SC9613 | 1 | E | A | NA | E | + g | - | - |
| 6 | CNUH94-4 | 1 | C | B | 1 | C | + | - | + |
| 7 | V-16 | 1 | C | B | 2 | C | + | - | + |
| 8 | CN8 | 2 | C | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 9 | CN7 | 1 | C | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 10 | YJ016 | 2 | C | B | 2 | C | + | + | + |
| 11 | SC9733 | 1 | E | B | 1 | C | + | - | + |
| 12 | CG122 | 1 | E | B | NA | C | + | + | - |
| 13 | CG55 | 2 | E | B | 2 | C | + | + | + |
| 14 | CG108 | 1 | E | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 15 | SC9648 | 1 | E | B | 2 | C | + | - | + |
| 16 | SC9720 | 1 | E | B | 2 | C | + | - | + |
| 17 | SC9761 | 1 | E | A | 2 | E | + | - | + |
| 18 | NV63 | 2 | E | B | 2 | C | + | + | + |
| 19 | SC9737 | 1 | E | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 20 | NV72 | 2 | E | B | 2 | C | + | + | + |
| 21 | CG27 | 4 | E | B | 1 | C | + | - | + |
| 22 | CG26 | 2 | E | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 23 | SC97118 | 4 | E | B | 2 | C | + | + | + |
| 24 | WK22 | 2 | C | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 25 | NV101 | 1 | E | B | NA | C | - | - | - |
| 26 | WK20 | 4 | C | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 27 | V-19 | 1 | C | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 28 | SC9717 | 1 | E | B | 1 | C | + | + | - |
| 29 | CG33 | 1 | E | B | 1 | C | + | - | + |
| 30 | CG62 | 2 | E | B | 2 | C | + | + | + |
| 31 | NV42 | 1 | E | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 32 | CG21 | 1 | E | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 33 | SC9794 | 1 | E | B | 1 | C | + | - | + |
| 34 | NV37 | 3 | E | B | 1 | C | - | + | - |
| 35 | SC9730 | 1 | E | B | 2 | C | + | + | - |
| 36 | SC9649 | 2 | E | B | 2 | C | + | + | + |
| 37 | CNUH94-3 | 1 | C | B | 1 | C | + | - | + |
| 38 | SC9721 | 1 | E | B | 2 | C | + | + | - |
| 39 | NV43 | 1 | E | B | 1 | C | + | + | - |
| 40 | NV28 | 3 | E | B | NA | C | + | + | - |
| 41 | NV31 | 2 | E | B | NA | C | + | - | - |
| 42 | NV18 | 1 | E | B | NA | C | + | + | - |
| 43 | SC9766 | 3 | E | B | NA | C | + | - | - |
| 44 | WK15 | 2 | C | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 45 | WK6 | 1 | C | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 46 | CG64 | 1 | E | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 47 | NV1 | 3 | E | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 48 | SC9793 | 1 | E | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 49 | MO6-24/O | 2 | C | B | 1 | C | + | + | + |
| 50 | ATCC29307 | 1 | C | B | 2 | C | + | - | + |
| 51 | CMCP6 | 1 | C | B | 1 | C | + | - | + |
| 52 | WK13 | 2 | C | B | 1 | C | + | - | + |
a As shown in Fig 1.
b Selected randomly, with the exception of the reference clinical strains CMCP6, MO6-24/O, and YJ016.
c Number of strains belonging to each BOX-PCR profile.
d C, clinical source; E, environmental source.
e Determined according to the methods of Nilsson et al. [37], Han et al. [75], Roche et al. [71], Roig et al. [30], Panicker et al. [72], and Kim et al. [73].
f Not amplified.
g PCR amplicon with the expected size.