Table 2. Time to the most recent common ancestor (tMRCAs) for the entire M. leprae tree and individual branches (HPD = Highest Posterior Density).
| constant pop. size | Bayesian Skyline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branch | mean tMRCA [y] | 95% HPD [y] | mean tMRCA [y] | 95% HPD [y] |
| whole tree | 4515 | 3403–5828 | 4031 | 3110–5020 |
| 0 | 3835 | 2669–5010 | 3326 | 2443–4270 |
| 5 | 1501 | 781–2291 | 1415 | 785–2051 |
| 1 | 2039 | 1476–2597 | 1895 | 1489–2331 |
| 2E | 1644 | 1150–2162 | 1592 | 1148–2005 |
| 2F | 1891 | 1551–2282 | 1815 | 1543–2122 |
| 2H | 1009 | 648–1400 | 1004 | 697–1377 |
| 3 | 2221 | 1841–2655 | 2097 | 1787–2440 |
| 4 | 1646 | 1222–2167 | 1612 | 1233–2023 |