Table 1.
Clonal complexes identified, with associated serotypes.
| Clonal complex | ST | n | Pre | Post | Serotypes (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC156 | 156 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 14 (36), 9V (1), 23F (1) |
| (PMEN3) | 7432 | 1 | 1 | 14 (1) | |
| 5458 | 1 | 1 | 14 (1) | ||
| CC1121 | 1902 | 1 | 1 | 34 (1) | |
| 1121 | 3 | 3 | 6B (3) | ||
| 5619 | 1 | 1 | 6B (1) | ||
| 5628 | 1 | 1 | 6B (1) | ||
| 5472 | 3 | 3 | 10A (3) | ||
| CC1421 | 1421 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 19F (14) |
| (PMEN14) | 11396 | 1 | 1 | 19F (1) | |
| 5459 | 1 | 1 | 19F (1) | ||
| 320 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19A (4) | |
| 7132 | 1 | 1 | 19F (1) | ||
| 5676 | 1 | 1 | 19F (1) | ||
| CC81 | 81 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23F (5), 19F (3) |
| (PMEN1) | 1591 | 1 | 1 | 19F (1) | |
| 9904 | 1 | 1 | 19F (1) | ||
| 66 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9N (2), 19A (2) | |
| 5593 | 2 | 2 | 13 (2) | ||
| CC90 | 90 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6B (6) |
| (PMEN2) | 1624 | 1 | 1 | 6B (1) | |
| 273 | 1 | 1 | 6A (1) | ||
| CC15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 14 (3) | |
| (PMEN9) | 25 | 2 | 2 | 14 (2) | |
| 6144 | 1 | 1 | 14 (1) | ||
| 5460 | 1 | 1 | 19A (1) | ||
| 9054 | 1 | 1 | 14 (1) | ||
| 6048 | 1 | 1 | 19A (1) | ||
| 6809 | 1 | 1 | 7C (1) | ||
| 5468 | 1 | 1 | 7C (1) | ||
| CC218 | 218 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12F (4) |
| (PMEN34) | 5455 | 1 | 1 | 7F (1) | |
| 6143 | 1 | 1 | 18C (1) | ||
| CC135 | 135 | 3 | 3 | 6B (3) | |
| 1662 | 1 | 1 | 6B (1) | ||
| 1876 | 1 | 1 | 6A (1) | ||
| CC276 | 276 | 3 | 3 | 19A (3) | |
| (PMEN32) | 6741 | 1 | 1 | 24F (1) | |
| CC5448 | 5448 | 1 | 1 | 15A (1) | |
| 5452 | 1 | 1 | 19A (1) | ||
| 5453 | 1 | 1 | 15A (1) | ||
| CC505 | 9060 | 1 | 1 | 3(1) | |
| 505 | 2 | 2 | 3 (2) | ||
| 5616 | 1 | 1 | 9N (1) | ||
| CC1131 | 1131 | 2 | 2 | 19A (2) | |
| (PMEN26) | 6140 | 1 | 1 | 23B (1) | |
| 338 | 1 | 1 | 23A (1) | ||
| CC5625 | 5625 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6B (7) |
| 5626 | 1 | 1 | 6B (1) | ||
| 5623 | 1 | 1 | 6A (1) | ||
| 5449 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6B (4) | |
| CC6139/5581 | 6139 | 1 | 1 | 24F (1) | |
| 5581 | 1 | 1 | 24F (1) | ||
| Singletons (PMEN15) | 242 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 23F (9) |
| (PMEN19) | 289 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 (7) |
| 1292 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6C (5) | |
| 5475 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 38 (4) | |
| (PMEN20) | 315 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6B (3) |
| 646 | 3 | 3 | 19F (3) | ||
| (PMEN29) | 615 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 (3) |
| 439 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23A (2) | |
| 5465 | 2 | 2 | 4 (2) | ||
| 6149 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16F (2) | |
| 3669 | 4 | 4 | 15B (2), 15C (2) | ||
| 206 | 2 | 2 | 4 (2) | ||
| 280 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9V (3) | |
| Other | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Total | 212 | 133 | 79 |