Volume 17, Number 11—November 2011
Dispatch
Clonal Origins of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Strains, Papua New Guinea, 2009–2011
Paul F. Horwood
, Deirdre Collins, Marinjho H. Jonduo, Alexander Rosewell, Samir R. Dutta, Rosheila Dagina, Berry Ropa, Peter M. Siba, and Andrew R. Greenhill
, Deirdre Collins, Marinjho H. Jonduo, Alexander Rosewell, Samir R. Dutta, Rosheila Dagina, Berry Ropa, Peter M. Siba, and Andrew R. GreenhillTable
Variable number tandem repeat profiles of Papua New Guinea Vibrio cholerae isolates and comparison with related international strains*
| Isolate | Source and year | VC0147 | VC0436–7 | VC1650 | VCA0171 | VCA0283 | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Madang, PNG, 2010 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | This study |
| M2 | Madang, PNG, 2010 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | This study |
| G1 | EHP, PNG, 2010 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | This study |
| G2 | EHP, PNG, 2010 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | This study |
| L1 | Morobe, PNG, 2010 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | This study |
| L2 | Morobe, PNG, 2010 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | This study |
| W1 | ESP, PNG, 2010 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | This study |
| W2 | ESP, PNG, 2010 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | This study |
| P1 | NCD, PNG, 2011 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | This study |
| P3 | NCD, PNG, 2011 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | This study |
| P4 | NCD, PNG, 2011 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | This study |
| P5 | NCD, PNG, 2011 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | This study |
| 07.95/Vc.P | Vietnam, 1995 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | (12) |
| 272.03/Vc.P | Vietnam, 2003 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | (12) |
| 43.04/Vc.P | Vietnam, 2004 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | (12) |
| MJ-1236 | Bangladesh, 1994 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 19 | (12) |
*Variable number tandem repeat profiles indicate the actual number of repeats. PNG, Papua New Guinea; EHP, Eastern Highlands Province; ESP, East Sepik Province; NCD, National Capital District.
