TABLE 1.
Comparison of genes which have been used in subtyping MLST studies for Giardia duodenalis assemblage B and three of the best-performing genes identified in our study
| Locus | Gene | Reference | Annotation | KOG | Kendall τ coefficient | SH test P value | CI | RI | No. of sites | Total no. of sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KWX12433 | 6-pgd | This study | 6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase | 0.636 | 0.003 | 0.978 | 0.993 | 31 | 2,100 | |
| KWX13158 | This study | Hypothetical protein | 0.612 | 0.048 | 0.864 | 0.954 | 27 | 1,980 | ||
| KWX15086 | phkg2 | This study | Phosphorylase B kinase gamma catalytic chain | 0.610 | <0.001 | 0.876 | 0.95 | 171 | 4,326 | |
| KWX12106 | tpi | Sulaiman et al., 2003 (66) | Triose-phosphate isomerase | G | 0.441 | 0.057 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 8 | 774 |
| KWX15047 | gdh | Read et al., 2004 (67) | Glutamate dehydrogenase | E | 0.322 | 0.017 | 0.75 | 0.945 | 8 | 1,350 |
| KWX12629 | bg | Cacciò et al., 2008 (1) | Beta-giardin | Z | 0.188 | 0.004 | 0.848 | 0.835 | 10 | 850 |