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. 2000 Apr;38(4):1319–1323. doi: 10.1128/jcm.38.4.1319-1323.2000

TABLE 2.

Actual serotype and predicted serotype determined on the basis of restriction pattern matches for uncharacterized isolates

Serotype No. of isolates AluI patterna HinfI patterna RsaI patterna Predicted serotypeb
1 1 1A 14/19fH 1/19fR 1 or 19F
3 2 3A 3H 3R 3
4 1 4/5A 4H 4/5R 4
5 1 5A 5H1 5R 5
6B 7 6bA 6bH 6bR 6B
6B 4 6bA 6bH 6b/14R 6B
6B 2 No IDc No ID No ID NVd
9V 16 9vA 9vH 9vR 9V
9V 2 9vA 1H No ID NV
9V 1 9vA No ID 9vR 9V
9V 1 9vA 9vH No ID 9V
14 15 14A 14/19fH 6b/14R 14
14 2 18cA 5H1, 14/19fH 14R, 23fR1 14
18C 2 18cA 18cH No ID 18C
18C 1 18cA 18cH 18cR 18C
19F 4 19fA 14/19fH 1/19fR 19F
19F 4 18c/19fA 14/19fH 1/19fR 19F
19F 1 19fA 19f/23fH No ID 19F
23F 3 23fA1 19f/23fH No ID 23F
6A (NV)d 3 6bA 6bH 6b/14R 6B
6A (NV) 1 6bA 6bH No ID 6B
6A (NV) 1 6bA 23fH No ID NV
6A (NV) 1 No ID No ID No ID NV
8 (NV) 3 No ID No ID No ID NV
8 (NV) 1 No ID 1H No ID NV
9N (NV) 1 No ID 5H2 3R NV
12 (NV) 2 5A No ID No ID NV
12 (NV) 1 5A No ID 14R NV
15 (NV) 1 9vA No ID No ID NV
16F (NV) 2 14A 5H2 No ID NV
20 (NV) 3 No ID No ID No ID NV
29 (NV) 1 NV
35F (NV) 2 No ID 9vH No ID NV
a

Restriction patterns from the database created from isolates in Table 1 that match the new pattern by >90%. 

b

Serotype predicted from restriction pattern matches with at least two enzymes. 

c

No ID, no pattern matches by >90%. 

d

NV, nonvaccine serotype.