Table 3.
The cumulative HGDI with successive addition of each MIRU-VNTR locus
| Locus combinationa | VNTR locus (h)b | No. of patterns | No. of clusters | No. of clustered isolates | No. of isolates in each cluster | Clustering rate (%) | HGDI (cumulative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUB11b (0.730) | ||||||
| 2 | MIRU26 (0.649) | 35 | 19 | 184 | 2–41 | 82.5 | 0.9042 |
| 3 | QUB26 (0.581) | 84 | 33 | 149 | 2–23 | 58.0 | 0.9686 |
| 4 | MIRU31 (0.500) | 112 | 33 | 121 | 2–18 | 44.0 | 0.9808 |
| 5 | Mtub21 (0.493) | 126 | 33 | 107 | 2–16 | 37.0 | 0.9867 |
| 6 | Mtub4 (0.463) | 135 | 30 | 95 | 2–15 | 32.5 | 0.9888 |
| 7 | MIRU39 (0.388) | 150 | 23 | 73 | 2–14 | 25.0 | 0.9913 |
| 8 | MIRU40 (0.358) | 159 | 18 | 59 | 2–12 | 20.5 | 0.9935 |
| 9 | ETR A (0.329) | 164 | 16 | 52 | 2–12 | 18.0 | 0.9943 |
| 10 | MIRU10 (0.300) | 169 | 14 | 45 | 2–12 | 15.5 | 0.9950 |
| 11 | Mtub30 (0.267) | 169 | 14 | 45 | 2–12 | 15.5 | 0.9950 |
| 12 | MIRU4 (0.260) | 176 | 12 | 36 | 2–10 | 12.0 | 0.9967 |
| 13 | Mtub39 (0.243) | 178 | 10 | 32 | 2–10 | 11.0 | 0.9968 |
| 14 | MIRU16 (0.230) | 179 | 11 | 32 | 2–8 | 10.5 | 0.9976 |
| 15 | QUB4156 (0.182) | 180 | 10 | 30 | 2–8 | 10.0 | 0.9977 |
| 16 | Mtub29 (0.138) | 180 | 10 | 30 | 2–8 | 10.0 | 0.9977 |
a
The successive addition of each VNTR locus.
b
The h value represents the diversity determined from the 200 isolates.