Table 1. Description of the main Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages and spoligotyping patterns from Nepal (total number of isolates analyzed: n = 261).
Lineage | Spoligotyping family | Spoligotyping pattern (spacers 1–43) | SIT | n | % |
1 | EAI5 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪▪□□□□ | 138 | 10 | 33.33 |
1 | EAI3_IND | ▪□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪□□□▪▪▪▪ | 11 | 4 | 13.33 |
1 | EAI1_SOM | □□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪ | 1734 | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | EAI1_SOM | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪ | 48 | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | EAI2_MANILLA | ▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 19 | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | EAI6_BGD1 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 292 | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪▪□□□□ | - | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | Orphan | □□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪□□□▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪□□□□□ | - | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□□□▪▪▪□□□□ | - | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪▪□□□□ | - | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪▪□□□□ | - | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪□□□▪□□□□□□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□□□□□□□▪□□□□□□□□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪▪□□□□ | - | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | Orphan | ▪□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪□□□▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 3.33 |
1 | Orphan | ▪□□▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪□□□▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 3.33 |
Subtotal | 30 | 100.00 | |||
2 | Beijing | □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 1 | 82 | 97.62 |
2 | Beijing | □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪ | 941 | 1 | 1.19 |
2 | Beijing-like | □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 250 | 1 | 1.19 |
Subtotal | 84 | 100.00 | |||
3 | CAS1_DELHI | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 26 | 52 | 49.06 |
3 | CAS | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 599 | 9 | 8.49 |
3 | CAS | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 357 | 6 | 5.66 |
3 | CAS2 | ▪▪▪□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 288 | 3 | 2.83 |
3 | CAS1_DELHI | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 428 | 3 | 2.83 |
3 | CAS1_DELHI | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 1091 | 3 | 2.83 |
3 | CAS1_DELHI | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪□□□□□▪▪ | 2147 | 2 | 0.94 |
3 | CAS1_DELHI | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪□□▪▪▪▪▪ | 25 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | U (CAS_ANCESTOR) | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 27 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | CAS1_DELHI | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 141 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | CAS | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 142 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | CAS | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 203 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | CAS1_DELHI | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪□□□▪▪▪▪ | 381 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | CAS1_DELHI | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪ | 429 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | CAS | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 1093 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | CAS | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 1422 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | CAS | ▪▪▪□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 1551 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | CAS1_DELHI | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 1590 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | CAS1_DELHI | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪ | 1789 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | Beijing 1 | □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 1 | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 3 | 0.94 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□▪□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 1.89 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪□□▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪□□□□□▪ | - | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ | - | 1 | 0.94 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ | - | 1 | 2.83 |
3 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 0.94 |
Subtotal | 106 | 100.00 | |||
4 | H3 | ▪□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 655 | 6 | 14.63 |
4 | T2 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 52 | 2 | 4.88 |
4 | T3 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 37 | 3 | 7.32 |
4 | S | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 34 | 2 | 4.88 |
4 | T1 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 53 | 4 | 9.76 |
4 | X2 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪□□□□▪ | 137 | 2 | 4.88 |
4 | T1 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪□□□□▪ | 244 | 2 | 4.88 |
4 | H1 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□▪□□□□□□▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 620 | 2 | 4.88 |
4 | LAM9 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 42 | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | H3 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 50 | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | T2–T3 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪□▪▪▪ | 73 | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | T1 | ▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 154 | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | T1 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 102 | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | X1 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 119 | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | H1 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□▪□□□□□□▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 283 | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | T1 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪□□ | 628 | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | H3 | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | 929 | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | Orphan | □▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | Orphan | ▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | Orphan | ▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | Orphan | ▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪□□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪□▪▪ | - | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪□□□□□□□□▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | Orphan | ▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 2.44 |
4 | Orphan | ▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ | - | 1 | 2.44 |
Subtotal | 41 | 100.00 |
SIT, Spoligotype International Type according to the definitions in the SITVITWEB database (http://www.pasteur-guadeloupe.fr:8081/SITVIT_ONLINE/) accessed on April 2012.
This strain was assigned to Lineage 3 (Delhi/CAS) based on alternative molecular markers, as previously published [31].
Lineage 1: Indo-Oceanic Lineage; Lineage 2: East-Asian Lineage (includes Beijing strains); Lineage 3: Delhi/CAS; Lineage 4: Euro-American Lineage.