Table 1.
Results of the PCRs for the presence of RR3 in 144 epidemiologically unrelated S. 4,[5],12:i:-/ASSuT/STYMXB.0131 strains.
| PCR profile | Number of strains | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131L | tniA | tetCΔ | MAK | 131R | Total (%) | Germany | Switzerland | Italy |
| + | + | + | + | + | 121 (84) | 46 | 36 | 39 |
| − | + | + | + | + | 4 (2.8) | 0 | 0 | 4* |
| − | − | + | + | + | 2 (1.4) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| − | + | − | - | + | 1 (0.7) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| − | + | + | + | − | 2 (1.4) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| − | − | − | + | − | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| + | − | + | + | + | 8 (5.6) | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| + | + | + | − | + | 1 (0.7) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| + | + | + | + | − | 4 (2.8) | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 144 (100) | 54 | 42 | 48 | ||||
PCR-profile is based on the amplicons represented in Figure 1. Individual features of strains are compiled in Table S1.
*
indicates a fragment with aberrant molecular weight.