Table 1.
RFLP patterns of the spa gene among S. aureus isolates
| Pattern | PCR product (bp) | Digested fragments (HindIII)a | Digested fragments (HinfI)a | Source | Number (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | P | B | Ch | Pa | |||||
| No band | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1.4) |
| No digest | 725 | – | – | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.4) |
| I | 1170 | 180-300-680 | 180-180-800 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 (7.7) |
| II | 1170 | 180-300-680 | 180-180-775 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.4) |
| III | 1170 | 180-300-680 | 180-180-750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.96) |
| IV | 1170 | 450-720 | 170-170-825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.48) |
| V | 1200 | 180-470-550 | 180-180-180-650 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 36 (17.3) |
| VI | 1270 | 180-300-750 | 180-180-750 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.48) |
| VII | 1270 | 180-470-630 | 170-180-180-775 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.48) |
| VIII | 1300 | 180-470-680 | 170-180-180-700 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.48) |
| IX | 1300 | 470-830 | 170-180-180-700 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.96) |
| X | 1350 | 180-450-720 | 170-180-180-750 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (5.3) |
| XI | 1350 | 180-450-720 | 170-180-180-700 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 44 (21.2) |
| XII | 1400 | 450-950 | 180-180-180-850 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 46 (22.1) |
| XIII | 1450 | 180-450-820 | 170-170-170-950 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 29 (13.9) |
| XIV | 1450 | 180-450-820 | 170-170-170-170-775 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.4) |
| XV | 1200, 1350 | 180-470-550-720 | 170-180-180-750 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 (9.2) |
| Total | 20 | 40 | 83 | 20 | 45 | 208 (100) | |||
C carrier, P patient, b bovine, Ch cheese, Pa pastry
aFragments < 50 bp are not shown