TABLE 2.
Several ribotypes with given mean intra-ribotype difference and minimum and maximum range in alleles or single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) per whole-genome sequence (WGS) method
| Ribotype | WGS method | Mean | Minimum range | Maximum range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 (N = 11) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 56.7 | 9 | 96 |
| EB cgMLST | 70.5 | 11 | 113 | |
| EB wgMLST | 130.1 | 17 | 226 | |
| SNP analysis | 251.7 | 115 | 445 | |
| 002 (N = 12) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 32.3 | 6 | 40 |
| EB cgMLST | 41.1 | 9 | 56 | |
| EB wgMLST | 63.7 | 13 | 162 | |
| SNP analysis | 139.5 | 41 | 196 | |
| 005 (N = 5) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 37.8 | 19 | 52 |
| EB cgMLST | 47.5 | 23 | 64 | |
| EB wgMLST | 110.5 | 46 | 135 | |
| SNP analysis | 184 | 133 | 229 | |
| 014 (N = 13) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 148.1 | 4 | 419 |
| EB cgMLST | 173 | 6 | 470 | |
| EB wgMLST | 258.8 | 13 | 635 | |
| SNP analysis | 855.7 | 68 | 2,556 | |
| 015 (N = 8) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 349.7 | 14 | 610 |
| EB cgMLST | 416.9 | 15 | 708 | |
| EB wgMLST | 643 | 26 | 1,159 | |
| SNP analysis | 2,456.2 | 59 | 4,206 | |
| 018 (N = 6) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 69.1 | 4 | 124 |
| EB cgMLST | 87.7 | 6 | 159 | |
| EB wgMLST | 165.5 | 62 | 254 | |
| SNP analysis | 567.9 | 146 | 965 | |
| 020 (N = 9) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 111.4 | 4 | 461 |
| EB cgMLST | 131.2 | 5 | 524 | |
| EB wgMLST | 193.2 | 6 | 701 | |
| SNP analysis | 632.5 | 23 | 2,368 | |
| 056 (N = 3) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 376 | 22 | 554 |
| EB cgMLST | 436.3 | 24 | 643 | |
| EB wgMLST | 650.3 | 43 | 963 | |
| SNP analysis | 2,562.7 | 212 | 3,780 | |
| 027 (N = 13) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 8.4 | 2 | 15 |
| EB cgMLST | 10.7 | 3 | 16 | |
| EB wgMLST | 18.1 | 7 | 28 | |
| SNP analysis | 100.7 | 18 | 208 | |
| 036 (N = 3) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 22 | 10 | 31 |
| EB cgMLST | 28.3 | 15 | 37 | |
| EB wgMLST | 39 | 20 | 50 | |
| SNP analysis | 120 | 95 | 148 | |
| 181 (N = 3) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 5.3 | 3 | 7 |
| EB cgMLST | 6.7 | 4 | 8 | |
| EB wgMLST | 11 | 10 | 13 | |
| SNP analysis | 67.3 | 47 | 92 | |
| 244 (N = 3) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 21.3 | 3 | 31 |
| EB cgMLST | 24 | 5 | 35 | |
| EB wgMLST | 40.7 | 8 | 59 | |
| SNP analysis | 79.3 | 56 | 96 | |
| 023 (N = 5) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 108.7 | 24 | 199 |
| EB cgMLST | 121.3 | 24 | 233 | |
| EB wgMLST | 157.5 | 41 | 293 | |
| SNP analysis | 1,014.7 | 140 | 1,980 | |
| 017 (N = 4) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 22.3 | 20 | 25 |
| EB cgMLST | 23.5 | 21 | 25 | |
| EB wgMLST | 63.7 | 40 | 87 | |
| SNP analysis | 129.3 | 76 | 172 | |
| 033 (N = 7) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 9.9 | 0 | 15 |
| EB cgMLST | 14.2 | 2 | 20 | |
| EB wgMLST | 21.6 | 1 | 40 | |
| SNP analysis | 78.7 | 25 | 146 | |
| 045 (N = 5) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 192.2 | 15 | 239 |
| EB cgMLST | 230.2 | 20 | 293 | |
| EB wgMLST | 337.8 | 30 | 425 | |
| SNP analysis | 384.8 | 52 | 499 | |
| 078 (N = 12) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 13.2 | 3 | 28 |
| EB cgMLST | 15.5 | 5 | 33 | |
| EB wgMLST | 29.3 | 7 | 56 | |
| SNP analysis | 139.4 | 27 | 358 | |
| 126 (N = 9) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| EB cgMLST | 12.8 | 6 | 23 | |
| EB wgMLST | 18.3 | 7 | 54 | |
| SNP analysis | 129.7 | 41 | 228 | |
| 127 (N = 5) | SeqSphere cgMLST | 235.4 | 17 | 372 |
| EB cgMLST | 288 | 21 | 455 | |
| EB wgMLST | 379.1 | 30 | 599 | |
| SNP analysis | 592.2 | 143 | 893 |