TABLE 2.
Correlation between spoligotype, IS6110 RFLP pattern, and biovar classification for the 229 M. tuberculosis complex isolates
| Spoligotype | No. of isolates by:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS6110 RFLP group
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Biovar
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| A | B | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| sptAa(n = 88) | 88 | 1 | 13 | 74 | ||||
| sptBb(n = 117) | 1 | 116 | 4 | 19 | 62 | 28 | 4 | |
| sptCc(n = 15) | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Others (n = 9) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Total (n = 229) | 95 | 119 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 69 | 51 | 85 |
Lacking spacer 33 to 36.
Lacking spacers 7 to 9 and 39.
Lacking spacers 34 and 29 to 32.