Table 3. Clusters and unique M. tuberculosis strains determined by various typing methods and distribution of spoligotyping-defined phylogenetic clades.

	Strain	Spoligo pattern	Phylogenetic clade	VNTR-MIRU type Allele profile
1	MP132901	□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪	Beijing	22435173512
2	MP348502	□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪	Beijing	22333273733
3	MP283202	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪	T1	22436153321
4	MP391501	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪	T1	26536221531
5	MP26440	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪	EAI5	24536221533
6	MP272401	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪	EAI5	24536221431
7	MP327701	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪	EAI5	25433321232
8	MP29002	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪	ND	24536221532
9	MP307404	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪	ND	24536221532
10	MP322803	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□□□□□□□□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪	ND	24443321233
11	MP338904	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□□□□□□□□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪	ND	24443321233
12	MP329301	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□□□□□□□□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪	ND	22333253533
13	MP43301	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪	MANU2	22645173532
14	MP26204	▪▪▪□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪	ND	22745173533
15	MP82703	▪▪▪□□□□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪	T1	22535153324
16	MP79701	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪	ND	24433221533
17	MP48404	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪	EAI6_BGD1	24536221731
18	MP252901	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪	EAI1_SOM	21535223512
19	MP245201	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□□□▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪	ND	25536223512
20	MP338504	▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪□□□□▪□▪▪▪▪▪□□□□	ND	35531323213