Table 3 Prevalence of capsular genes in different clones of S. agalactiae
From: Capsular gene distribution and RAPD typing of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from pregnant women
S. agalactiae clones (No. of isolates) | The number (%) of isolates carrying capsular genes | Non-typeable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ia | Ib | III | V | ||
1 (n = 10) | 0 | 6 (60) | 0 | 0 | 4 (40) |
2 (n = 12) | 2 (16.66) | 8 (66.66) | 0 | 0 | 2 (16.66) |
3 (n = 10) | 2 (20) | 4 (40) | 0 | 2 (20) | 2 (20) |
4 (n = 2) | 2 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 (n = 28) | 4 (14.28) | 6 (21.42) | 2 (7.14) | 0 | 16 (57.14) |
6 (n = 28) | 6 (21.42) | 4 (14.28) | 0 | 0 | 18 (64.28) |
7 (n = 10) | 2 (20) | 2 (20) | 2 (20) | 2 (20) | 2 (20) |
8 (n = 4) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 (n = 2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (100) | 0 |