Table 2.

Stability of M. genitalium genotypes in sequential samples from 10 patients.

Patient	Sample	Interval (day)	No. of repeatsa			rRNA-SNP	MG191-SNP
			MG307	MG309	MG338
64	1	11	7, 6	12, 11, 10	7, 6	2	4
	2		7, 6	12, 11, 10	7, 6	2	4
91	1	34	7	8	4	3	3
	2		7	8	4	3	3
111	1	36	9, 8	13	8, 9	2	51
	2		9, 8	13	8, 9	2	51
123	1	21	5	9	7, 8	4	43
	2		5, 6	9	7	4	43
129	1	12	6	16, 15	8, 7	2	39
	2		6	16, 15	8	2	39
137	1	26	5	9	5	2	8
	2		5	9	5	2	8
168	1	15	6	10	8, 7	3	44
	2		6	10	8, 7	3	44
170	1	23	6, 5	10	7	2	3
	2		6, 5	10	7	2	3
198	1	19	5	15, 16, 17	9, 8	2	4
	2		5	15, 16, 17	9, 8	2	4
199	1	10	9, 8	10	5	6	8
	2		9, 8	10	5	6	8

^a Underlined numbers indicate repeats confirmed by sequencing of cloned PCR products (See additional file 2). For specimens containing mixed sequences, the genotypes are listed in the order from predominant to minor type.