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Table 2 LOS locus classes of C. jejuni from humans and chickens according to shared or unique SmaI types

From: Lipooligosaccharide locus classes and putative virulence genes among chicken and human Campylobacter jejuni isolates

LOS locus class Shared SmaI types Unique SmaI types P value
Aa 1 0 1.000
Ba 3 7 0.0009
Ca 43 7 0.120
E 13 1 0.300
H 25 1 0.014
E + H 38 2 0.001
18dfb 7 11 <0.0001
Untypeable 4 0 0.575
Total 96 27  
  1. aLOS locus classes enabling sialylation of LOS
  2. bOrf18df indicates isolates of the nonsialylated classes D, F, I, J, K, N, S, or Q
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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