TABLE 1.

Comparative table of the most commonly used molecular markers/methods and their attributed features.

Marker/Method	DP	Typ (%)	Reproducibility	SGI	Time	Cost	AY	MI
RFLP	Good	100	High	Yes	A week	Expensive	Good	Co-dominant
AFLP	Moderate	85–90	High	Yes	2-3 days	Average	Complex method	Dominant
RAPD	Average	80	Low	Yes	<1 day	Low	Good	Dominant
PFGE	Good	100	High	Yes	3-4 days	Average	Limited	NA
MLST	Moderate	80–90	High	Yes	1-2 days	Expensive	Limited	NA
RIBOTYPING	Poor	100	Moderate	Yes	3-4 days	Average	Complex method	NA
AUTOMATIC RIBOTYPING	Good	NA	Moderate	Yes	8 h	Expensive	Limited	NA
SPOLIGOTYPING	Good	94%	Moderate	Yes	1 day	Low	Good	NA
REP/ERIC/BOX PCR	Good	NA	Moderate	Yes	1 day	Low	Good	NA

DP, discriminatory power; Typ, Typeability (%); SGI, sensitivity to genetic instability; AY, availability; MI, marker inheritance; NA, not applicable.