TABLE 4.
Summary of compatibility analyses for seven gene fragments sequenced
| Isolates includeda | Observed overall compatibility (%) | Neighbor similarity score (%)
|
P valueb | Mean compatibility (%)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed | Mean random | Within genes | Between genes | |||
| All isolates | 71.72 | 78.72 | 67.44 | 0.0001 | 84.71 | 69.41 |
| Lineage I | 70.52 | 77.27 | 66.58 | 0.0001 | 83.36 | 68.36 |
| Lineage II | 72.60 | 87.68 | 70.17 | 0.0001 | 89.35 | 67.79 |
a
Compatibilities were analyzed separately for all L. monocytogenes isolates, lineage I isolates only, and lineage II isolates only.
b
P value comparing the observed neighbor similarity score to the mean random neighbor similarity score.