Characterization of genomic profiles with the ADSRRS
method
The isolated strains were characterized by a high degree of diversity of
genomic profiles. We found only two pairs of strains at a similarity
coefficient of 100% and one pair with 90% similarity. The profiles
differed in both the number of bands (from 5 to 19) and base pairs of
the amplified fragments. Most strains were divided as distinct at a
similarity level of 80% to 15%. We identified 24 different genomic
profiles among the squirrels, 14 profiles among the rats, 15 among the
red deer, eight profiles for each roe deer and hedgehog, and one for the
beaver. We discovered two identical isolates derived from one squirrel
sample (No 145): they were isolated simultaneously on the medium
supplemented with cefotaxime and chloramphenicol. The other two pairs of
strains (J163/TET and J169/TET, J175/CHL and J178/CHL) were isolated
from the red-deer samples and each came from a different animal (Fig.
S1).