Comparison of Haemophilus parasuis reference strains and field isolates by using random amplified polymorphic DNA and protein profiles

Table 3 Discrimination of isolates based on characterization method ^a

Characterization method	No. of groups	Simpson’s index of diversity	95% confidence level	No. of samples in largest group
RAPD2^b	17	85.70	78.44-92.96	15
RAPD7^c	18	92.17	88.59-95.76	8
RAPD12^d	19	89.66	84.43-94.90	11
RAPDC^e	16	94.11	92.07-96.15	6
WCP^f	9	88.60	84.77-92.43	11
WCP/RAPDC^g	63	97.30	96.63-97.97	15

^aResults of various characterization methods with the respective Simpson’s index of diversity value, 95% confidence interval, and the number of samples in the largest group produced by the method.
^bRAPD bands using only primer 2.
^cRAPD bands using only primer 7.
^dRAPD bands using only primer 12.
^eComposite RAPD combining bands from all three primers.
^fWhole cell protein lysate.
^gCombination bands from whole cell protein lysate and composite RAPD.