Table 1.

MLVA primers, number of alleles and Nei’s index of diversity (D)

Locus*	Dye_Forward primer (5′ to 3′)	No. of alleles	Nei’s diversity index, D
SS1	VIC_TTGCCAGTACACCTCACTCG	13	0.82
SS3	6-FAM_CTGGGAGATGAACAGGAGGA	16	0.92
SS6	NED_GAGTCGCTAAACGCTTGCTT	17	0.90
SS9	PET_CGCAATCAGCAAAACAAAGA	12	0.88
SS10	6-FAM_ACGGTGGGCTTTCTCTACCT	6	0.75
SS11	VIC_CTGGTCCGGGAGATTATCG	8	0.83
SS13	PET_AGACGCTGGCTTATGACGAT	3	0.42

* Liang et al. (2007).