Table 1.

Correlation of the CRISPR-RFLP pattern with spacer compositions.

Length of CRISPR-RFLP (bp)	No. of Isolates (%)	Fragment Length (bp)			No. of Isolates (%)		CRISPR1 Spacers
~1660	1 (1)	~1250	~270	~140	1	(1)	476	449	S2	S3	398	S4	119	120	82	82	83	84	85	86	87	7
~1360	2 (1.9)	~950	~270	~140	2	(1.9)				S5	S11	S12	S13	S14	S15	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
~1310	2 (1.9)	~900	~270	~140	2	(1.9)					S11	S12	S13	S14	S15	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
~1290	2 (1.9)	~880	~270	~140	1	(1)						277	S6	984	254	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
					1	(1)						S7	724	S8	243	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
~1230	23 (22.3)	~820	~270	~140	22	(21.4)							171	984	254	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
					1	(1)							S6	984	254	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
~1160	27 (26.2)	~750	~270	~140	14	(13.6)								984	254	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
					3	(2.9)								171	984	254	101	102	53	54	55	56
					3	(2.9)								S18	243	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
					2	(1.9)								S9	243	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
					2	(1.9)								S17	243	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
					1	(1)								171	984	254	102	49	53	54	55	56
					1	(1)								S19	243	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
					1	(1)								S11	S12	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
~1090	21 (20.4)	~680	~270	~140	20	(19.4)									243	101	102	49	53	54	55	56
					1	(1)									S10	S1	S12	S13	S14	S15	101	56
~1030	4 (3.9)	~620	~270	~140	1	(1)										243	101	102	49	53	54	55
					1	(1)										101	102	49	53	54	55	56
					1	(1)										243	102	49	53	54	55	56
					1	(1)										243	101	49	53	54	55	56
~990	5 (4.9)	~580	~270	~140	2	(1.9)											724	49	53	54	55	56
					1	(1)											243	101	102	49	55	56
					1	(1)											171	49	53	54	55	56
					1	(1)											243	101	102	54	55	56
~890	12 (11.7)	~480	~270	~140	12	(11.7)												49	53	54	55	56
~840	4 (3.9)	~430	~270	~140	4	(3.9)													171	984	254	56

Highlight in yellow, spacer (viral DNA, phage); orange, spacer (plasmid); green, spacer (chromosomal sequences); blue, spacer (unmatched).