Table 1.

Comparison of MLST and cgMLST Typing Methods.

Typing Scheme	Schema Diversity		Number of Groups Generated
	Number of Groups Identified *	Simpson’s D.I.	Beef	Chicken	Dairy	Human	Swine
MLST	174	0.963	33	54	34	64	16
cgMLST200	197	0.964	38	102	40	87	18
cgMLST100	298	0.983	73	131	68	103	22
cgMLST50	422	0.991	115	150	107	122	22
cgMLST25	543	0.997	149	168	141	145	23
cgMLST10	652	0.999	175	187	162	156	23
cgMLST5	734	0.999	196	196	173	175	23
cgMLST0	828	1	211	205	180	216	23

* Typing groups may be found in multiple hosts.