Table 2.
Nomenclature for overlapping VNTR loci in published MLVA protocols for Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
| Standardised VNTR locus namea | Nomenclature used in published MLVA protocol | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindstedt [19] | Witonski [20] | Chiou [18] | PulseNet US [17] | |
| STM2730 | STTR6 | 2730867 | ST19 | ST5 |
| STM3184 | STTR5 | 3184543 | ST25 | ST6 |
| STM3246 | STTR9 | NA | ST26 | ST7 |
| STM3629 | STTR3 | 3629542 | ST06 | ST8 |
| pSLT53 | STTR10 | NA | ST40 | STTR10 |
MLVA: multiple-locus variable-number of tandem-repeats analysis; NA: not applicable; VNTR: variable-number tandem repeat.
a
Prototype genome described by McClelland et al. [34].