Figure 1

PFGE of macrolide-resistant and susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes isolates. PFGE was performed on 2 susceptible isolates obtained within 2 weeks of each resistant isolate at the corresponding site for genetic comparison. Each isolate is identified by site of origin (A or B), week in which it was obtained (1-26), and the isolate number within the week (1-8). The dendogram, to the left, denotes the percent of genetic relatedness between resistant and susceptible isolates. The level at which the vertical line transect the horizontal line from the PFGE of each isolate determines its homology based on the percent scale above the dendogram. Twelve resistant and 21 susceptible isolates are pictured. Resistant isolates are identified as (R).