TABLE 2.
Phenotypic characteristics and PFGE patterns of 89 Bropyst isolates
| Auxotype and plasmid content | No. of strains | No. of strains with PFGE pattern
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | Ua | NDb | ||
| Proto | ||||||
| Cryptic | 49 | 48 | 1 | |||
| Conjugative + cryptic | 2 | 2 | ||||
| P− | ||||||
| Cryptic | 12 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Asian + cryptic | 4 | 4 | ||||
| H− | ||||||
| Conjugative + African + cryptic | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Cryptic | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Conjugative + cryptic | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Otherc | ||||||
| Cryptic | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Conjugative + cryptic | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 89 | 48 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
a
U, unique patterns, represented by the two antibiotic sensitive strains.
b
ND, not determined.
c
Seven auxotypes, represented by single strains.