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Table 3 Distribution of the 186 S. agalactiae strains studied and the 3 reference strains (NEM316, A909 and 2603 V/R), as a function of serotype and origin, within MLST clonal complexes

From: A multi locus variable number of tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) scheme for Streptococcus agalactiae genotyping

CC (No. of strains)

ST (No. of STs)

No. of strains

(%)1

Serotype

(No. of strains)

Origin of strains (No. of strains)

    

Vaginal carriage

Gastric fluid

Blood

Cerebro-spinal fluid

Bovine

Ref

CC17 (73)

17

56 (89%)

III (55), ND (1)

15

1

3

37

-

-

 

Other (11)

17

II (5), III (6), ND (6)

2

-

-

1

14

-

CC19 (63)

19

27 (43%)

II (3), III (23), ND (1)

14

-

1

11

1

-

 

1

12

V (11), ND (1)

10

-

1

1

-

-

 

Other (13)

24

II (7), III (3), IV (4), V (3), ND (7)

11

3

3

1

5

1

CC10 (17)

10

9 (53%)

Ia (1), Ib (6), II (2)

5

-

2

1

1

-

 

12

5

Ib (4), II (1)

3

-

2

-

-

-

 

Other (2)

3

Ib (3)

1

-

1

1

-

-

CC23 (15)

23

10 (67%)

Ia (4), III (6)

2

-

1

4

2

1

 

Other (5)

5

III (5)

1

-

2

-

2

-

CC7 (9)

7

5 (56%)

Ia (4), IV (1)

2

1

-

-

1

1

 

Other (3)

4

Ib (3), V(1)

2

-

-

1

1

-

ST-226/ST-314 (2)

 

2

Ia (1), II (1)

1

-

-

-

1

-

ST-300/ST-303 (2)

 

2

ND (2)

-

-

-

-

2

-

Singletons (8)

Various (6)

8

II (2), III (2), V (2), ND (2)

2

-

1

1

4

-

Total (189)

51

189

 

71

5

17

59

34

3

  1. %1, percentage of strains of the ST in the CC
  2. ND: Not determinable