TABLE 3.
Distribution of PFGE patterns, groups, and markers in relation to the serotypes of S. agalactiae strains
Distribution of: | n | No. of isolates of serotype
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Ia | Ib | II | III | Others | ||
No. of strains | 114 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 12 |
No. of PFGE patterns | 92 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 10 |
PFGE group | ||||||
A | 39 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 3 |
B | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
D | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
E | 17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Others (F to K) | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
PFGE marker | ||||||
183 kb | 35 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
162 kb | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 3 |
Quadruplet | 37 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 3 |