Figure 2

Dendrogram showing genomic fingerprints of V . cholerae O1 strains isolated in Nepal in 2012. Genomic fingerprinting of multi-drug resistant V. cholerae O1 El Tor strains isolated from 2012 diarrhea outbreaks in three districts (Doti, Bajhang, and Katmandu) of Nepal. Dendrogram was constructed by Dice similarity coefficient and UPGMA clustering method by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) images of NotI- restriction digested genomic DNA of the tested Nepalese V. cholerae strains; PFGE images of contemporary V. cholerae O1 El Tor strains from Haiti and Bangladesh, including El Tor reference strain N16961 were also included. The scale bar at the top (left) indicates similarity coefficient. The banding patterns and the similarity coefficient revealed 100% similarity for all the tested Nepalese, Haitian, and Bangladeshi V. cholerae strains included in the dendrogram, suggesting° high level of clonal relatedness (Data available from the Dryad Digital Repository: doi:10.5061/dryad.600nd).