Table 2.

Diversity of spoligotypes and MIRU-VNTR patterns and loci

Spoligotyping and  MIRU-VNTRs  scheme or loci	Hunter–Gaston Diversity (95% confidence interval)	Simpson’s diversity (95% confidence interval)
12-loci MIRU-VNTRs	0.973 (0. 967–0.978)	0.970 (0. 964–0.975)
MIRU16 (VNTR)*	0.623 (0. 589–0.657)	0.621 (0. 587–0.655)
MIRU04 (VNTR)*	0.618 (0. 575–0.662)	0.616 (0. 573–0.660)
MIRU31 (VNTR)*	0.537 (0. 487–0.587)	0.535 (0. 485–0.585)
MIRU10 (VNTR)*	0.534 (0. 481–0.587)	0.532 (0. 479–0.585)
MIRU26 (VNTR)*	0.437 (0. 376–0.498)	0.436 (0. 375–0.496)
MIRU23 (VNTR)	0.265 (0. 200–0.329)	0.264 (0. 199–0.328)
MIRU27 (VNTRc)	0.259 (0. 195–0.323)	0.258 (0. 194–0.322)
MIRU24 (VNTR)	0.099 (0. 052–0.146)	0.099 (0. 052–0.146)
MIRU40 (VNTR)*	0.072 (0. 034–0.109)	0.071 (0. 034–0.109)
MIRU20 (VNTR)	0.073 (0. 032–0.114)	0.073 (0. 032–0.114)
MIRU02 (VNTR)	0.034 (0. 005–0.063)	0.034 (0. 005–0.063)
MIRU39 (VNTR)	0.000 (0. 000–0.025)	0.000 (0. 000–0.025)
15-loci MIRU-VNTRs	0.979 (0. 962–0.996)	0.964 (0. 947–0.981)
QUB-11b (VNTR)	0.668 (0. 613–0.723)	0.658 (0. 603–0.713)
ETR-A (VNTR)*	0.653 (0. 611–0.695)	0.651 (0. 610–0.693)
QUB-4156 (VNTR)	0.544 (0. 450–0.639)	0.536 (0. 441–0.630)
ETR-C (VNTR)*	0.481 (0. 430–0.532)	0.480 (0. 429–0.531)
QUB-26 (VNTR)	0.476 (0. 374–0.578)	0.469 (0. 367–0.571)
Mtub21 (VNTR)	0.455 (0. 339–0.571)	0.448 (0. 332–0.564)
Mtub04 (VNTR)	0.441 (0. 336–0.546)	0.434 (0. 329–0.539)
Mtub30 (VNTR)	0.433 (0. 334–0.532)	0.426 (0. 327–0.525)
Mtub39 (VNTR)	0.092 (0. 000–0.188)	0.090 (0. 000–0.186)
5-locus ETRs (VNTR)	0.930 (0. 914–0.947)	0.928 (0. 911–0.944)
ETR-B (VNTR)	0.559 (0. 503–0.615)	0.558 (0. 502–0.614)
ETR-D	0.237 (0. 180–0.294)	0.236 (0. 179–0.293)
ETR-E	0.111 (0. 067–0.154)	0.111 (0. 067–0.154)
Spoligotypes (43 spacers)	0.930 (0. 928–0.932)	0.930 (0. 928–0.932)

^*Common loci between 5-locus ETRs and 12- and 15-loci MIRUs.