TABLE 4.
Allelic diversity of 10 VNTR loci in V. parahaemolyticus isolates
| Locus | HGIa | Confidence intervalb | No. of alleles | Max (PI)c |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VP2-07 | 0.949 | 0.943-0.955 | 38 | 0.152 |
| VPTR1 | 0.880 | 0.869-0.891 | 29 | 0.219 |
| VPTR8 | 0.834 | 0.821-0.847 | 12 | 0.281 |
| VPTR5 | 0.781 | 0.766-0.797 | 10 | 0.337 |
| VPTR4 | 0.771 | 0.755-0.787 | 11 | 0.320 |
| VPTR3 | 0.749 | 0.722-0.777 | 16 | 0.466 |
| VPTR6 | 0.741 | 0.725-0.758 | 8 | 0.354 |
| VP1-11 | 0.682 | 0.661-0.704 | 5 | 0.472 |
| VP1-10 | 0.646 | 0.628-0.663 | 7 | 0.433 |
| VPTR7 | 0.534 | 0.522-0.546 | 4 | 0.511 |
a
HGI, Hunter and Gaston index.
b
Precision of the diversity index expressed as 95% upper and lower boundaries.
c
PI, performance index. Fraction of samples that have the most frequent repeat number in this locus (range 0.0 to 1.0).