TABLE 2.
Distribution of YAPI among different Y. pseudotuberculosis serotypesa
| Strain | Serotype | Presence (+) or absence (−) of amplimers yielded with primer set:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | ||
| YPT9 | O:1 | + | + | + | + | + |
| 58/87 | O:1 | − | − | − | − | − |
| 2926 | O:2 | + | + | + | + | + |
| 33054 | O:2 | − | − | − | − | − |
| 32945 | O:3 | + | + | + | − | − |
| 32842 | O:3 | − | − | − | − | − |
| ST | O:4 | + | + | + | − | − |
| 1830 | O:4 | − | − | − | − | − |
| 199/90 | O:5 | + | + | + | + | + |
| 1553 | O:6 | + | + | + | − | − |
| 682/90 | O:6 | − | − | − | − | − |
a
The first three primer sets and the two last ones amplified portions of the adhesion and metabolic segment, respectively. Amplification products generated with primer sets A (605 bp), B (523 bp), C (1,017 bp), D (888 bp), and E (941 bp) were analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis.