TABLE 3.
MseI and DraI restriction fragments of rrf-rrl intergenic spacer ampliconsa
| Pattern | Sizes (bp) of fragments produced by MseI | No. of isolates | Sizes (bp) of fragments produced by DraI | No. of isolates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 107, 52, 38, 29, 28 | 37 | 144, 53, 29, 28 | 2 |
| A1 | 107, 52, 40, 29, <28 | 17b | 146, 53, 29, 28 | 10 |
| A2 | 107, 52, 38, 29, 26 | 1b | 144, 80, 29 | 1 |
| B | 107, 95, 50 | 54 | 204, 49 | 4 |
| B1 | 107, 98, 50 | 7b | 204, 49 | 7 |
| B2 | 107, (93–94), 50 | 1 | 204, 49 | 1 |
| C | 107, 57, 50, 38 | 2 | nd | |
| D | 107, 68, 50, 20 | 45 | nd | |
| E | 107, 78, 50 | 9 | 235 | 3 |
| F | 175, 50, (23), (7) | 24 | 206, 49 | 1 |
| G | 107, 81, 39, 29 | 4 | nd | |
| H | 107, 79, 52, (16) | 1 | nd | |
| I | 107, 52, 38, 33, 27 | 1 | 144, 53, 33, 27 | 1 |
| J | 107, 52, 38, 29, 27 | 2 | 144, 53, 29, 27 | 2 |
| K | 107, 52, 34, 27, (17), (12), (4) | 1 | 174, 53, 27 | 1 |
| L | 120, 67, 52, 28 | 2 | nd |
a
DraI fragments were defined by Postic et al. (25–27). Parentheses indicate that the fragment was not always detected in gels or of the estimated size. nd, not done.
b
Sequence from this study and Péter et al. (24).