TABLE 2.
Features of selected VNTR loci-observed in 99 strains of S. enterica subsp. enterica
| Locus (alias) | Alias in LT2 | No. of alleles | Copy no. of each allele observed (size range [bp]) | DI
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All strains (n = 99) | Serovar Typhi (n = 27) | Serovar Typhimurium (n = 39) | Serovar Paratyphi A (n = 10) | ||||
| Sal02 | LT2_0681_6 bp | 12 | 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 (107-197) | NAc | 0.87 | 0 | 0.48 |
| Sal04 | LT2_0764_20 bp | 2 | 1, 2 (174-194) | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal06 | LT2_0789_6 bp | 5 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 (162-252) | NA | 0.43 | 0 | 0 |
| TR1a (Sal11) | LT2_2053_7 bp | 12 | 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 (169-281) | 0.46 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal10 | LT2_2053_12 bp | 4 | 1, 2, 3, 4 (184-220) | 0.60 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal15 | LT2_3067_12 bp | 2 | 2, 3 (189-201) | 0.42 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| STTR5b (Sal16) | LT2_3184_6 bp | 15 | 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24 (182-284) | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.58 |
| Sal20 | LT2_4301_3 bp | 13 | 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 (172-208) | 0.67 | 0.81 | 0 | 0.18 |
| TR5a (Sal22) | LT2_4645_7 bp | 2 | 3, 4 (163-170) | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal23 | LT2_ 4774_12 bp | 2 | 4, 5 (250-262) | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |