TABLE 3.
Evaluation of genomovar-specific primers on a collection of genetically diverse B. cepacia complex strains
| PCR primer set specificity | No. of isolates testing positive with each primer set | recA HaeIII RFLP type within positive isolates | No. of isolates within each RFLP type | No. of genetically heterogeneous strains within each RFLP type | 16s rDNA RFLP type (DdeI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genomovar I | 8 | D | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| E | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| B. multivorans | 20 | C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| F | 17 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Genomovar III-A | 16 | G | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| Genomovar III-B | 24 | H | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| I | 10 | 8 | 2 | ||
| J | 10 | 7 | 2 | ||
| B. stabilis | 22 | J | 22 | 4 | 2 |
| B. vietnamiensis | 13 | A | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| B | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 103 | 10 | 103 | 66 |