Effectiveness of BOX-PCR in Differentiating Genetic Relatedness among Salmonella enterica Serotype 4,[5],12:i:- Isolates from Hospitalized Patients and Minced Pork Samples in Northern Thailand

Figure 4

3D coordinate space window of genetic relatedness between two Salmonella 4,[5],12:i:- isolates from feces of hospitalized patients (ID 1 and 9) with groups of other S. 4,[5],12:i:- isolates from patients, (red dots), S. 4,[5],12:i:- isolates from minced pork, , (yellow dots), S. Typhimurium isolates, (blue dots), and other Salmonella Serogroup B isolates, (black dots). Left panel: the 3D coordinate space window constructed using a multidimensional scaling (MDS) algorithm displays Salmonella isolates as clustered dots (color circle) in a cubic coordinate system. Right panel: the connected lines corresponding to distance of Salmonella isolates in clusters and between clusters were established in 3D coordinate space.

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