TABLE 3.

Alleles present at VNTR loci in M. leprae from patients in Mali

Locus	Allele	No. of isolates	Frequency (%)	Total no. of isolates for locus
21_TTC	10	4	9.5	42
	11	5	11.9
	12	6	14.3
	13	6	14.3
	14	11	26.2
	15	5	11.9
	16	2	4.8
	17	3	7.1
9_GTA	8	6	14.3	42
	9	18	42.9
	10	9	21.4
	11	5	11.9
	12	2	4.8
	13	1	2.4
	14	1	2.4
14_AT	8	1	2.4	42
	12	2	4.8
	13	4	9.5
	14	11	26.2
	15	5	11.9
	16	4	9.5
	17	2	4.8
	18	3	7.1
	19	2	4.8
	21	2	4.8
	22	3	7.1
	24	1	2.4
	25	2	4.8
15_AT	11	2	5	40
	12	6	15
	13	10	25
	14	5	12.5
	15	4	10
	16	3	7.5
	17	1	2.5
	18	2	5
	19	1	2.5
	20	1	2.5
	23	1	2.5
	>25	4	10
17_AT	9	1	2.4	42
	10	1	2.4
	11	7	16.7
	12	11	26.2
	13	12	28.6
	14	5	11.9
	15	2	4.8
	16	2	4.8
	20	1	2.4