TABLE 2.

Distribution of PFGE patterns, groups, and markers in relation to the sources of S. agalactiae strains^a

Distribution of:	n	No. of isolates from:
		Vagina	Gastric fluid	CSF
No. of strains	113	37	22	54
No. of PFGE patterns	92	36	22	40
PFGE group
A	39	11	4	24
B	7	3	1	3
C	16	4	4	8
D	6	2	3	1
E	17	7	1	9
Others (F to K)	28	10	9	9
PFGE marker
183 kb	35	17	7	11
162 kb	52	12	3	37
Quadruplet	37	10	3	24

^aThe type strain, NCTC 8181^T, isolated from milk was not included in this analysis.