Table 2 Variability of 24-VNTR loci among Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains (n = 260)

Qub11b

0.717

0.629

√

8

1-8

ETRE

0.695

0.668

√

5

2-6

MIRU26

0.683

0.560

√

7

1-7

Mtub21

0.660

0.535

√

8

1-9

Qub26

0.646

0.613

√

9

1-9

ETRD

0.592

0.536

√

6

1-6

Mtub04

0.467

0.426

√

4

2-5

MIRU40

0.454

0.276

√

4

1-4

MIRU10

0.446

0.262

√

5

1-5

MIRU39

0.390

0.178

√

4

1-4

Mtub39

0.386

0.213

√

7

2-8

Mtub30

0.365

0.196

√

4

2-5

MIRU16

0.348

0.262

4

1-4

ETRF

0.343

0.243

4

1-4

Mtub38

0.335

0.065

4

1-4

ETRA

0.313

0.201

4

2-5

MIRU23

0.268

0.250

5

3-7

MIRU27

0.243

0.084

4

1-4

Qub4156c

0.179

0.203

5

1-5

ETRB

0.096

0.056

3

1-3

ETRC

0.090

0.066

5

2-6

MIRU20

0.023

0.010

2

1-2

MIRU02

0.008

0.010

2

1-2

MIRU24

0

0

1

1