TABLE 1.

Reproducibility of rep-PCR fingerprints from 12 isolates of S. enterica in relation to cycling regimen and use of single versus multiple cyclers

Fingerprints from cyclers A and B analyzed separately or combined	Cycling regimen	Similarity index (%)
		ERIC2 fingerprints	BOXA1R fingerprints	Composite fingerprints
Separate	Standard	92.5ab	89.3ef	89.7ij
	70-TD	95.1ac	93.8eg	91.6ik
Combined	Standard	86.5bd	81.4fh	83.2jl
	70-TD	93.7cd	93.8gh	90.8kl

^aP < 0.001. 

^bP = 0.01. 

^cP = 0.01. 

^dP = 0.02. 

^eP > 0.10. 

^fP < 0.001. 

^gP > 0.10. 

^hP = 0.005. 

ⁱP > 0.10. 

^jP < 0.001. 

^kP = 0.04. 

^lP = 0.003.