Recently i did PFGE and WGS comparison with the same set of E coli strains.

In my mind, if PFGE give two different pulsotypes, it is sure that strains are not the same. But when i did WGS, i found the same HC5 in cGMLST for some strains.

First case : there is 1 band difference in PFGE but no difference in HC5 clusterisation.

Second case : PFGE profiles are completely different this time but strains are clusterised in the same HC5.

What could be the explanation to these results?

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