TABLE 4.
Distribution of RAPD patterns among different serotypes of the clinical isolates of V. parahaemolyticus
| Sero-typea | Pattern (no. of isolates)
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|---|---|---|
| RAPD | PFGEb | |
| K3 | C3 (8), C5 (6) | D1 (4), D2 (2), E1 (2) |
| K4 | E1 (3), E3 (1), E4 (1), E5 (1) | N (2) |
| K5 | A1 (8) | C2 (1), F1 (7) |
| K6 | C5 (1), E1 (1) | ND |
| K7 | E5 (2) | ND |
| K8 | C5 (15), I2 (1) | A1 (1), C4 (1), C5 (4), G2 (1), L1 (1), L2 (1) |
| K10 | C3 (3), E3 (3), E5 (1), M (1) | C6 (1), J1 (1) |
| K11 | C3 (1) | ND |
| K12 | B1 (11), C5 (1) | A2 (1), C6 (1), M1 (1) |
| K15 | C3 (16), C5 (20), C7 (1), E1 (1) | C2 (5), C3 (1), C6 (8), D1 (1), M1 (1) |
| K29 | B3 (1), C2 (1), C3 (3), C5 (1), D1 (1), D2 (16), E1 (3) | B1 (2), B2 (2), B3 (3), B4 (1), B5 (2), G2 (1), M2 (1) |
| K38 | F1 (1), F2 (1) | ND |
| K41 | C5 (1), E1 (8), I (1), I2 (2) | M3 (4) |
| K56 | A2 (9), C3 (1), E1 (8) | C2 (1), C4 (1), G4 (4), J2 (9), M1 (2) |
| K57 | C2 (1) | K (1) |
| K60 | E1 (7), E3 (1) | F2 (1), G2 (1), G3 (1), G4 (2) |
| K63 | C3 (3), C5 (1), E1 (1) | H1 (1) |
| K68 | E1 (8) | ND |
a
Only those isolates that were serotyped are included.
b
Only some of the isolates were examined by PFGE (10); ND, not determined.