TABLE 2.
Allelic diversity of each VNTR locus in the M. tuberculosis Beijing genotype strains from Beijing, China
| VNTR locus combinations | VNTR locusa | VNTR alias | No. of alleles | No. of repeats (range) | Allelic diversity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic 15 | 2163b | QUB-11b | 5 | 3-7 | 0.651 |
| 1955 | Mtub21 | 5 | 1-6 | 0.556 | |
| 4052 | QUB-26 | 8 | 3-10 | 0.518 | |
| 4156 | QUB-4156 | 5 | 1-5 | 0.395 | |
| 2996 | MIRU26 | 6 | 3-9 | 0.353 | |
| 424 | Mtub04 | 4 | 2-5 | 0.306 | |
| 2165 | ETR-A | 3 | 2-4 | 0.232 | |
| 802 | MIRU40 | 4 | 1-4 | 0.194 | |
| 3690 | Mtub39 | 5 | 1-6 | 0.171 | |
| 3192 | MIRU31, ETR-E | 3 | 4-6 | 0.169 | |
| 960 | MIRU10 | 3 | 1-3 | 0.144 | |
| 580 | MIRU4, ETR-D | 4 | 0-3′ | 0.120 | |
| 577 | ETR-C | 4 | 2-6 | 0.094 | |
| 1644 | MIRU16 | 3 | 2-4 | 0.068 | |
| 2401 | Mtub30 | 4 | 2-5 | 0.068 | |
| Supplemental 9 | 2347 | Mtub29 | 3 | 2-4 | 0.119 |
| 4348 | MIRU39 | 3 | 2-4 | 0.119 | |
| 3007 | MIRU27, QUB-5 | 2 | 2-3 | 0.014 | |
| 2461 | ETR-B | 2 | 1-2 | 0.014 | |
| 3171 | Mtub34 | 2 | 3-4 | 0.014 | |
| 2531 | MIRU23 | 2 | 5-6 | 0.014 | |
| 2059 | MIRU20 | 2 | 1-2 | 0.014 | |
| 154 | MIRU2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2687 | MIRU24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
a
The loci within different VNTR locus combinations are listed in descending order of allelic diversity. The 12 old VNTR loci are underlined.