Table 1.
Fifty-six studies after full-text evaluation that MIRU-VNTR were used.
| No. | Authors reference | year | Geographical region | Continent | Locus of MIRU-VNTR | Numbers of locus | High power | Low power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cowan et al (8) | 2002 | United States (Michigan) | America | ETR D,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | MIRU40 | MIRU2,20 |
| 2 | Sola et al (9) | 2003 | Different regions such as; USA, Thailand, Sicily, Guadeloupe and Russia | ETR A-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 15 | ETRA, MIRU40 ,26,10 | MIRU2,20, 27 | |
| 3 | Sun et al (10) | 2004 | Singapore | Asia | ETR D,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | MIRU26,10, ETRE | MIRU2,20 |
| 4 | Kremer et al (11) | 2005 | China | Asia | ETR A-E MIRU10,16,26,39,40 QUB 11a,11b,26,1895 | 14 | QUB 11b,11a MIRU10 | MIRU16 ETRC |
| 5 | Kovalev et al (12) | 2005 | Russian Federation | Asia | ETR D,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | MIRU26, ETRE | MIRU24,27 |
| 6 | Asgarzade et al (13) | 2007 | Iran | Asia | ETR D,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | MIRU26, 40 | MIRU16,39 |
| 7 | Çavuşoğlu et al (14) | 2007 | Turkey | Asia | ETR D,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | MIRU16,40,26 | MIRU24,27 |
| 8 | Maes et al (15) | 2008 | Venezuela | America | ETR A-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 24 | MIRU40,26, ETRB | MIRU20,2, 24 |
| 9 | Alonso-Rodríguez et al (16) | 2008 | Spain | Europe | ETRA,C-E MIRU10,16,26,40 Mtub4,21,30,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 15 | QUB, 26,11b, MIRU40, 10 | ETRD |
| 10 | Yun et al (17) | 2009 | Korea | Asia | ETRA-F MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 6 | MIRU26, ETRE,F | MIRU24,20 ETRD |
| 11 | Stavrum et al (18) | 2009 | South Africa | Africa | ETRA,C-E MIRU10,16,26,40 Mtub4,21,30,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 15 | QUB 11b | ETRD |
| 12 | Shamputa et al (19) | 2010 | South Korea | Asia | ETR A-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 24 | QUB 11b,26, Mtub4 | MIRU2,24 ,23 ETRB,D |
| 13 | Noguti et al (20) | 2010 | Brazil | America | ETR D,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | MIRU40,23,10 | MIRU24,39 ETRD |
| 14 | Jafarian et al (21) | 2010 | Iran | Asia | ETR D,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | MIRU 26, 10,16 | MIRU2, 24 ETRD |
| 15 | Zhang et al (22) | 2011 | Cambodia | Asia | ETR A-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 24 | ETRD,Mtub 39, QUB26 | Mtub 34, MIRU2,20 |
| 16 | Asgarzad et al (23) | 2011 | Iran | Asia | ETR A-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 15 | MIRU10,26,40 | MIRU39,2,4 |
| 17 | Bidovec-Stojkovi et al (24) | 2011 | Slovenia | Europe | ETR A-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 24 | QUB 26, 11b, MIRU40 ,10 | MIRU24,39 |
| 18 | Cerezo et al (25) | 2012 | Colombia | America | ETR D,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | MIRU10, 40 | MIRU24,39 |
| 19 | Chatterjee et al (26) | 2013 | India | Asia | ETR D,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | MIRU26, 10 | MIRU2,20 |
| 20 | Zamani et al (27) | 2013 | Iran | Asia | ETRA,C-E MIRU10,16,26,40 Mtub4,21,30,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 15 | MIRU16 ETRA | MIRU26, Mtub 21, 30, 39 QUB4156 |
| 21 | Joseph et al (28) | 2013 | India | Asia | ETRA,C-E MIRU10,16,26,40 Mtub4,21,30,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 15 | ETRA,B MIRU40 | MIRU2,20 |
| 21 | Yasmin et al (29) | 2014 | Pakistan | Asia | ETR A-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 24 | MIRU26 QUB26 MIRU10 | MIRU2,20,27,24 |
| 23 | Ali et al (30) | 2014 | Pakistan | Asia | ETRA,C-E MIRU10,16,26,40 Mtub4,21,30,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 15 | QUb26 ,MIRU10,26 | ETRD |
| 24 | Chaoui et al (31) | 2014 | Morocco | Africa | ETR D,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | MIRU40,23,10 | MIRU24,39 |
| 25 | Zheng et al (32) | 2014 | China | Asia | ETR A-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 24 | QUB11b,26 Mtub 21 MIRU26 | MIRU24 Mtub 34 |
| 26 | Vasconcellos et al (33) | 2014 | Brazil | America | ETR A-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 24 | QUB 4156, 11b MIRU10 | MIRU24,39 |
| 27 | Rindi et al (34) | 2014 | Italy | Europe | ETRA,D,E MIRU10,16,26,40 Mtub21 QUB 11b, 26 VNTR 42,43,47,52,53 | 15 | QUB 26 MIRU 40 QUB 11b | MIRU 04 ETRE |
| 28 | Bouklata et al (35) | 2015 | Morocco | Africa | ETR A-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 24 | QUB 26, RU40,26 | MIRU20,27 |
| 29 | Devi et al (36) | 2015 | India | Asia | ETR A-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 24 | Qub26, 11b MIRU10 QUB 4156 MIRU26 Mtub 21 | MIRU2,20, 27 |
| 30 | Zamani et al (37) | 2016 | Iran | Asia | ETRA,C-E MIRU10,16,26,40 Mtub4,21,30,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 15 | MIRU 40 | MIRU 10 QUB 4156 |
| 31 | Hoza et al (38) | 2016 | Tanzania | Africa | ETRA,C-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 22 | MIRU26,10,16 ETRAE QUB 26, 4156 | MIRU27,2, 20 |
| 32 | Cheng et al (39) | 2016 | China | Asia | ETR A-E MIRU10,16,20,26,27,39,40 Mtub31 QUB 11a,11b | 15 | QUB11a | ETRB,C |
| 33 | Bhembe et al (40) | 2017 | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Africa | ETR D,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | ETRE, MIRU27,24 | MIRU40 |
| 34 | Zhang et al (41) | 2017 | China | Asia | ETR A-E MIRU 10,16,23,26,27,39,40 Mtub21,30,39 | 15 | Mtub 21, MIRU26,10 | ETRC,B |
| 35 | Liu et al (42) | 2017 | China | Asia | ETRA-E MIRU10,16,23,26,27,39,40 Mtub21,30,39 | 15 | MIRU26 Mtub 21 | MIRU27,23 ETRD |
| 36 | Pasechnik et al (43) | 2017 | West Siberia | Asia | ETRA-D MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 15 | MIRU26 | MIRU24 ETRB |
| 37 | Pan et al (44) | 2017 | China | Asia | ETRA,D,E MIRU10,16,26,39,40 Mtub4,21,24,30,39 QUB11a,11b,18,26,3232,1895,4156 VNTR3820, 4120 | 22 | VNTR3820 QUB3232 | QUB4156 Mtub 24 |
| 38 | Khosravi et al (45) | 2017 | Iran | Asia | ETR D,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | MIRU 10, 26 | MIRU2,20 |
| 39 | Ravansalar et al (46) | 2017 | Iran | Asia | ETRA-F MIRU10,16,26,39,40 QUB 11b | 12 | MIRU10, 26 ETRF | ETRD |
| 40 | Shah et al (47) | 2017 | Nepal | Asia | ETRA-F MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub21,30,39 QUB 11b,11b, 26, 4156 | 24 | QUB 26 MIRU10 | ETR B,C |
| 41 | Rasoaha et al (48) | 2017 | Madagascar | Africa | ETRA,C-E MIRU10,16,26,40 Mtub4,21,30,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 15 | MIRU26 QUB 11b Mtub 21 QUB 26 | ETRD,C Mtub4 |
| 42 | Chen et al (49) | 2017 | Asian countries (Cambodia, Singapore and Taiwan) | Asia | ETRA-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26, 4156 | 24 | Mtub 21 QUB 11b | MIRU2 QUB 4156 |
| 43 | Li et al (50) | 2018 | China | Asia | ETRA-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26, 4156 | 24 | Mtub4 MIRU40,10 | Mtub21 MIRU27 |
| 44 | Xu et al (51) | 2018 | China | Asia | ETRA,C-E MIRU10,16,26,40 Mtub4,21,30,39 QUB 11b,26,4156 | 15 | QUB 11b Mtub21 MIRU26 | ETRC MIRU16 QUB 4156 |
| 45 | Esteves et al (52) | 2018 | Brazil | America | ETRA-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 QUB11,26 VNTR42,1955,47,52,53,49 | 24 | QUB26 QUB11 VNTR42 | MIRU39,24 ETRD |
| 46 | Augusto et al (6) | 2018 | Brazil | America | ETRD,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 | 12 | MIRU16, 10,26 | MIRU20,24 |
| 47 | Riyahi Zaniani et al (53) | 2018 | Iran | Asia | ETRA-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26, 4156 | 24 | MIRU 10 QUB 26 Mtub 4,34 | ETRD, MIRU 20, Mtub 29 |
| 48 | Azimi et al (54) | 2018 | Iran | Asia | ETRA,C-E MIRU10,16,26,40 Mtub4,21,30,39 QUB11b,26,4156 | 15 | MIRU26, 10 Mtub 21 QUB 26 | ETR D,E |
| 49 | Lil et al (3) | 2018 | China | Asia | ETRA-E MIRU16,23,26,27,39,40 Mtub21,30,39 | 15 | ETRE, MIRU10, 26,39,40 Mtub 21 | ETRB, C MIRU16,23 |
| 50 | Mansoori et al (55) | 2018 | Iran | Asia | ETRA-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26, 4156 | 24 | MIRU 10, 16, 26, | MIRU 2, 20 ETRD |
| 51 | Chawla et al (56) | 2018 | India | Asia | ETRD,E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39 40 | 12 | MIRU 39,10,26 | MIRU 2,20 |
| 52 | Shi et al (57) | 2018 | China | Asia | ETRA-F MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,38,39 QUB 11b,26, 4156 | 26 | QUB 11b Mtub 21 MIRU26 | MIRU24,2, 20 |
| 53 | Ei et al (58) | 2018 | Myanmar | Asia | ETRA-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26, 4156 | 24 | QUB 26 QUB 11b MIRU26 | Mtu34 MIRU20 |
| 54 | Weerasekera et al (59) | 2019 | Sri Lanka | Asia | ETRA-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26, 4156 | 24 | Mtub 21,39 QUB 11b | MIRU20,2 ,16 |
| 55 | Zarzour et al (60) | 2019 | Syria | Asia | ETRA-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26, 4156 | 24 | QUB 26 MIRU10,26 | MIRU24,20, Mtub 29 |
| 56 | Li et al (61) | 2019 | China | Asia | ETRA-E MIRU2,10,16,20,23,24,26,27,39,40 Mtub4,21,29,30,34,39 QUB 11b,26, 4156 | 24 | QUB11b MIRU 26 Mtub21 | MIRU2, 20,24 |