Table 1. Main characteristics of the 25 loci.
| Locusa | Number of alleles | Allele size range(units) | Polymorphism index |
| YPO0120ms01_18bp_228bp_8U | 6 | 5–10 | 44.9 |
| YPO1290ms04_17bp_230bp_8U | 9 | 2–10 | 70.4 |
| YPO1935ms05_17bp_291bp_11U | 8 | 2–4, 6, 8–11 | 52.7 |
| YPO2769ms06_60bp_606bp_8U | 14 | 4–15, 17, 25 | 77.1 |
| YPO2916ms07_10bp_184bp_9U | 9 | 3–11 | 66.5 |
| YPO3057ms09_18bp_682bp_33U | 21 | 5, 7–11, 21–24, 26, 32–40 | 87.2 |
| YPO0559ms15_15bp_237bp_10U | 2 | 1–2 | 8.5 |
| YPO1814ms20_15bp_253bp_9U | 4 | 5, 8–10 | 47.7 |
| YPO1895ms21_18bp_278bp_9U | 6 | 4, 9–13 | 11.3 |
| YPO4042ms35_15bp_204bp_8U | 5 | 3, 7–10 | 55.0 |
| YPO4425ms38_16bp_233bp_8U | 6 | 5–8, 10, 11 | 58.4 |
| YPO0581ms40_17bp_214bp_7U | 5 | 1, 7–9, 11 | 53.7 |
| YPO0718ms41_17bp_217bp_7U | 4 | 2, 5–7 | 50.8 |
| YPO1018ms44_17bp_233bp_7U | 4 | 2, 5–7 | 5.1 |
| YPO1108ms45_12bp_161bp_7U | 5 | 2–6 | 21.3 |
| YPO1335ms46_7bp_112bp_5U | 19 | 4–21, 24 | 88.5 |
| YPO2058ms51_21bp_207bp_2U | 3 | 2–4 | 22.6 |
| YPO2612ms54_22bp_281bp_7U | 5 | 4–8 | 46.5 |
| YPO3060ms56_16bp_220bp_7U | 7 | 2–8 | 72.5 |
| YPO4280ms62_9bp_124bp_7U | 23 | 3–25 | 92.6 |
| YPO1118ms69_16bp_179bp_6U | 4 | 3, 5–7 | 44.6 |
| YPO1580ms70_9bp_146bp_6U | 10 | 2–9, 11, 12 | 76.8 |
| YPO1925ms71_14bp_171bp_6U | 6 | 3–8 | 43.8 |
| YPO3236ms73_18bp_225bp_6U | 4 | 3–6 | 44.1 |
| YPO3245ms74_15bp_195bp_6U | 6 | 2, 5–9 | 49.0 |
a
the indicated locus name includes the full allele coding convention (including the repeat unit number in the first Y. pestis genome sequence published, from strain CO92).