Skip to main content
. 1999 Dec;37(12):3872–3878. doi: 10.1128/jcm.37.12.3872-3878.1999

TABLE 2.

Correlation between spoligotype, IS6110 RFLP pattern, and biovar classification for the 229 M. tuberculosis complex isolates

Spoligotype No. of isolates by:
IS6110 RFLP group
Biovar
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
a

Lacking spacer 33 to 36. 

b

Lacking spacers 7 to 9 and 39. 

c

Lacking spacers 34 and 29 to 32.