Table 2.
VNTR loci with size homoplasy, as revealed by their sequence type (ST).
| VNTR Locus | No. of Repeats | ST | Strains 1 | Repeat Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xe_11 | 13 | 1 |
CC6 (62b, 67b, 74b, 96b, 102b)/CC7 (42b, 43b, 35M)/ MT15 (13b) |
(CCGATTC)7-(CCCAATC)1-(CCTAATC)1-(CCCAATC)4 |
| Xe_11 | 13 | 2 | CC3 (10b, 1M, 2M, 5M, 25M, 50M)/MT10 (44b, 45b, 47b, 49b, 51b) | (CCGATTC)6-(CCCAATC)1-(CCTAATC)1-(CCCAATC)5 |
| Xe_15 | 10 | 1 | CC3 (10b, 1M, 2M, 5M, 25M, 50M)/MT11 (61b, 69b, 70b) | (GCAGGCAG)3-(GCAGACAG)6-(GCAGAGAT)1 |
| Xe_15 | 10 | 2 | CC8 (105b, 106b, 77M, 79M, 80M, 81M, 82M, 83M, 84M, 86M)/MT35 (80b) | (GCAGGCAG)2-(GCAGACAG)7-(GCAGAGAT)1 |
| Xe_15 | 9 | 1 |
CC1 (5b, 12b, 24b, 27b, 29b, 30b, 31b, 38b, 55b, 56b, 7M, 11M, 28M, 31M, 37M, 38M)/ CC5 (39b, 93b, 94b)/MT5 (11b, 54b)/MT10 (44b, 45b, 47b, 49b, 51b)/MT14 (81b, 82b)/MT34 (85b)/MT36 (86b) |
(GCAGGCAG)2-(GCAGACAG)6-(GCAGAGAT)1 |
| Xe_15 | 9 | 2 | CC6 (62b, 67b, 74b, 96b, 102b) | (GCAGGCAG)1-(GCAGACAG)7-(GCAGAGAT)1 |
| Xe_15 | 8 | 1 | CC1 (28b)/MT13 (77b, 78b, 79b) | (GCAGGCAG)2-(GCAGACAG)5-(GCAGAGAT)1 |
| Xe_15 | 8 | 2 | CC2 (54M, 55M, 56M, 57M, 58M, 61M, 62M, 63M,64M, 65M, 66M, 67M, 68M, 69M, 70M)/CC4 (89b, 90b, 71M, 72M, 73M, 74M, 76M, 85M, 87M)/MT20 (59M) | (GCAGGCAG)3-(GCAGACAG)4-(GCAGAGAT)1 |
| Xe_34 | 13 | 1 | CC7 (42b, 35M) | (GATTCGG)5-(GAATCGG)2-(GATTCGG)1-(GAATCGG)4-(GAATTCG)1 |
| Xe_34 | 13 | 2 | CC6 (62b, 67b, 74b, 96b, 102b) | (GATTCGG)4-(GAATCGG)2-(GATTCGG)1-(GAATCGG)5-(GAATTCG)1 |
1 Strains belonging to cluster GC2 are indicated in bold. Clonal complexes (CC) and singleton MLVA haplotypes (MT) are underlined twice if they contain all strains and once if they contain only a subset of strains.