TABLE 2.
RAPD analysis of the 308 clinical isolates of V. parahaemolyticus isolated in Taiwan from food poisoning outbreaks
| Type | No. of strains (% of total) | Pattern | No. of strains (% of total) | Reference straina |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 24 (7.79) | A1 | 9 (2.92) | |
| A2 | 13 (4.22) | |||
| A3 | 1 (0.32) | |||
| A4 | 1 (0.32) | |||
| B | 30 (9.74) | B1 | 24 (7.79) | |
| B2 | 5 (1.62) | ST550, laboratory no. 226 | ||
| B3 | 1 (0.32) | |||
| C | 133 (45.81) | C1 | 1 (0.32) | |
| C2 | 6 (1.95) | CCRC12864, CCRC13027 | ||
| C3 | 63 (20.45) | CCRC12958 | ||
| C4 | 2 (0.65) | CCRC10806, | ||
| C5 | 67 (21.75) | CCRC12863 | ||
| C6 | 1 (0.32) | |||
| C7 | 1 (0.32) | Laboratory no. 109 | ||
| D | 19 (6.17) | D1 | 1 (0.32) | |
| D2 | 18 (5.84) | |||
| E | 67 (21.75) | E1 | 46 (14.93) | |
| E2 | 0 | CCRC12963 | ||
| E3 | 7 (2.27) | |||
| E4 | 10 (3.24) | |||
| E5 | 4 (1.29) | |||
| F | 3 (0.97) | F1 | 2 (0.65) | |
| F2 | 1 (0.32) | |||
| G | 3 (0.97) | G1 | 1 (0.32) | |
| G2 | 1 (0.32) | |||
| G3 | 1 (0.32) | |||
| H | 10 (3.25) | H1 | 3 (0.97) | |
| H2 | 4 (1.30) | |||
| H3 | 1 (0.32) | |||
| H4 | 1 (0.32) | |||
| H5 | 1 (0.32) | |||
| I | 4 (1.30) | I1 | 1 (0.32) | |
| I2 | 3 (0.97) | |||
| J | 2 (0.65) | J1 | 1 (0.32) | |
| J2 | 1 (0.32) | |||
| K | 0 | K | 0 | CCRC13025 |
| L | 0 | L | 0 | CCRC12865 |
| M | 1 (0.32) | M | 1 (0.32) | |
| N | 1 (0.32) | N | 1 (0.32) | |
| O | 1 (0.32) | O | 1 (0.32) | |
| P | 2 (0.65) | P | 2 (0.65) |
a
The reference strains were typed by the RAPD method but were not counted in the distribution of the 308 local clinical isolates. The four environmental strains were subtyped as B2, C2, C5, and E2.