TABLE 1.

STs found among serogroup C strains associated with the outbreak

STa	MLST allele no.
	abcZ	adk	aroE	fumC	gdh	pdhC	pgm
11	2	3	4	3	8	4	6
50	2	3	19b	3	8	4	6
51	2	3	4	23	8	6	6
52	7	3	4	3	8	4	6

^aSequence type was derived from the MLST alleles, as defined on the MLST web site (10, 13, 28). 

^bAlleles that differ from those present in ST-11 are indicated with boldface type.