Table 2. Individual and 11 VNTR combined loci discrimination indices (DI) 95% confidence intervals and number of loci observed in study meta population and sub-populations.
| Locus Identity | Meta Population A (1270 isolates)DI | Meta Population ANo. of loci | Sub population B (576 isolates)DI | Sub population B No. of loci | Sub population C (314 disclosing isolates)DI | Sub population C No. of loci | Sub population D (694 isolates)DI | Sub population D No. of loci |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoofprint 8 | 0 (0.000–0.006) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.013) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.022) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.011) | 1 |
| VNTR 16 | 0.002 (0.000–0.005) | 2 | 0.003(0.000–0.010) | 2 | 0.006(0.000–0.018) | 2 | 0(0.000–0.011) | 1 |
| Hoofprint 6 | 0.009 (0.002–0.017) | 2 | 0.021(0.004–0.037) | 2 | 0.03(0.004–0.056) | 2 | 0(0.000–0.011) | 1 |
| Hoofprint 2 | 0.031(0.018–0.045) | 5 | 0.058(0.031–0.084) | 5 | 0.048(0.016–0.080) | 4 | 0.009(0.000–0.018) | 4 |
| VNTR 5a | 0.107(0.085–0.130) | 4 | 0.22(0.179–0.261) | 4 | 0.191(0.138–0.243) | 2 | 0(0.000–0.011) | 1 |
| VNTR 2 | 0.242(0.214–0.270) | 4 | 0.437(0.405–0.469) | 4 | 0.451(0.408–0.493) | 4 | 0(0.000–0.011) | 1 |
| BRUCE 72 * | 0.232(0.201–0.263) | 10 | 0.458(0.408–0.507) | 10 | 0.496(0.432–0.560) | 10 | 0.006(0.000–0.014) | 2 |
| Hoofprint 1 | 0.233(0.202–0.264) | 11 | 0.461(0.411–0.510) | 11 | 0.497(0.433–0.562) | 11 | 0.006(0.000–0.014) | 2 |
| VNTR 5b | 0.373(0.342–0.404) | 10 | 0.588(0.557–0.619) | 10 | 0.616(0.576–0.655) | 10 | 0.089(0.060–0.118) | 4 |
| Hoofprint 4 | 0.519(0.491–0.547) | 7 | 0.678(0.656–0.699) | 6 | 0.673(0.639–0.706) | 6 | 0.131(0.097–0.165) | 6 |
| Hoofprint 3 | 0.742(0.724–0.759) | 11 | 0.739(0.716–0.763) | 11 | 0.715(0.679–0.751) | 11 | 0.542(0.504–0.579) | 7 |
| VNTR 12b | N/A | N/A | 0.813(0.798–0.827) | 15 | 0.822(0.807–0.838) | 13 | N/A | N/A |
| VNTR 12a | N/A | N/A | 0.840(0.825–0.855) | 18 | 0.844(0.824–0.863) | 15 | N/A | N/A |
| Hoofprint 7 | N/A | N/A | 0.875(0.866–0.885) | 22 | 0.867(0.852–0.882) | 14 | N/A | N/A |
| BRUCE 21 * | N/A | N/A | 0.007(0.000–0.016) | 3 | 0.006(0.000–0.018) | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Hoofprint 5 | N/A | N/A | 0(0.000–0.013) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.022) | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| VNTR 7 | N/A | N/A | 0(0.000–0.013) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.022) | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| VNTR 14 | N/A | N/A | 0(0.000–0.013) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.022) | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| VNTR 17 | N/A | N/A | 0(0.000–0.013) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.022) | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| VNTR 21 | N/A | N/A | 0(0.000–0.013) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.022) | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| VNTR 24 | N/A | N/A | 0(0.000–0.013) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.022) | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| VNTR 26 | N/A | N/A | 0(0.000–0.013) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.022) | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| VNTR 27 | N/A | N/A | 0(0.000–0.013) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.022) | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| BRUCE 19 * | N/A | N/A | 0(0.000–0.013) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.022) | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| BRUCE 27 * | N/A | N/A | 0(0.000–0.013) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.022) | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| BRUCE 74 * | N/A | N/A | 0(0.000–0.013) | 1 | 0(0.000–0.022) | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| 11 VNTR combined | 0.839 (0.820–0.858) | N/A | 0.954(0.947–0.962) | N/A | 0.964(0.957–0.971) | N/A | 0.634(0.597–0.670) | N/A |