Table 1 Details of V. cholerae isolates used and their molecular characteristics
Isolate | Serogroup | Year of isolation | Location | Virulence gene profileb | Designated fingerprint type | VNTR allele | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AP-PCR | ERIC-PCR | VCR-PCR | MLVA | VC0436-7 | VC1650 | VCA0171 | |||||
VC1 | O1 | 2001 | Songkhla | A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 |
VC2 | O1 | 2001 | Songkhla | A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 |
VC3 | O1 | 2001 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 |
VC4 | O1 | 2001 | Phuket | A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 |
VC5 | O1 | 2007 | Songkhla | A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 22 |
VC6 | O1 | 2007 | Songkhla | A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
VC7 | O1 | 2007 | Songkhla | A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
VC8 | O1 | 2007 | Pattani | A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
VC9 | O1 | 2007 | Pattani | A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 23 |
VC10 | O1 | 2009 | Songkhla | A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 |
VC11 | O1 | 2009 | Songkhla | A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
VC12 | NAGa | 2001 | Songkhla | B | 2 | 2 | ×c | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 |
VC13 | NAG | 2001 | Phuket | C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
VC14 | NAG | 2007 | Songkhla | E | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
VC15 | NAG | 2007 | Songkhla | F | 5 | 5 | × | 12 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
VC16 | NAG | 2008 | Songkhla | E | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
VC17 | NAG | 2008 | Songkhla | E | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
VC18 | NAG | 2009 | Songkhla | E | 8 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
VC19 | NAG | 2009 | Songkhla | D | 9 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
VC20 | NAG | 2009 | Songkhla | D | 9 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
VC21 | NAG | 2009 | Songkhla | E | 10 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 16 |