Table 4.
HGDI of 24-Loci VNTR for MDR-TB Strains
| 24-Loci VNTR | HGDI (All Strains) | HGDI (Beijing) | HGDI (Non-Beijing) | Size Range Observed | No. of Alleles Observed | 15-LociVNTR | Diversity* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUB11B | 0.7958 | 0.7282 | 0.8151 | 1–7 | 7 | √ | High |
| QUB26 | 0.7260 | 0.6788 | 0.7989 | 1–9 | 8 | √ | High |
| MTUB21 | 0.7125 | 0.5794 | 0.6734 | 1–6 | 6 | √ | High |
| ETRE | 0.6627 | 0.4756 | 0.6005 | 2–5 | 4 | √ | High |
| MIRU23 | 0.5538 | 0.5377 | 0.6221 | 1–4 | 4 | Moderate | |
| MTUB04 | 0.5275 | 0.2731 | 0.5223 | 1–4 | 6 | √ | Moderate |
| MIRU26 | 0.5177 | 0.2684 | 0.5547 | 2–6 | 5 | √ | Moderate |
| MIRU10 | 0.5044 | 0.3209 | 0.5533 | 1–5 | 5 | √ | Moderate |
| QUB4156C | 0.5031 | 0.5294 | 0.4561 | 1–4 | 4 | √ | Moderate |
| MIRU39 | 0.4883 | 0.3364 | 0.5776 | 2–4 | 4 | √ | Moderate |
| MIRU27 | 0.4737 | 0.3861 | 0.6262 | 1–4 | 4 | Moderate | |
| ETRA | 0.4519 | 0.1861 | 0.3645 | 2–8 | 5 | √ | Moderate |
| MIRU16 | 0.4243 | 0.3820 | 0.5304 | 1–4 | 4 | √ | Moderate |
| MTUB30 | 0.4078 | 0.0497 | 0.3023 | 2–4 | 3 | √ | Moderate |
| MIRU40 | 0.4014 | 0.3285 | 0.5304 | 1–4 | 4 | √ | Moderate |
| ETRB | 0.3896 | 0.1415 | 0.5452 | 1–3 | 3 | Moderate | |
| MTUB29 | 0.3493 | 0.2902 | 0.4845 | 2–5 | 4 | Moderate | |
| MTUB39 | 0.3197 | 0.2544 | 0.4602 | 1–6 | 6 | Moderate | |
| ETRC | 0.2657 | 0.2326 | 0.3563 | 1–5 | 5 | √ | Poor |
| ETRD | 0.2238 | 0.1617 | 0.3644 | 1–6 | 6 | √ | Poor |
| MTUB34 | 0.0736 | 0.0494 | 0.1457 | 2–4 | 3 | Poor | |
| MIRU24 | 0.0083 | 0 | 0.0513 | 1–2 | 2 | Poor | |
| MIRU02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Poor | |
| MIRU20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Poor |
Notes: HGDI represents the value of allelic diversity of each locus. *The VNTR loci were designated as high, moderate, and poor discriminatory at h of >0.6, ⩾0.3 and ⩽0.6, and <0.3, respectively.