Table 2 Comparison of clustered and individual strains between the Beijing and non-Beijing family
Genotyping | Genotype | Beijing family(n = 990) | Non-Beijing family(n = 199) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spoligotyping | Individual strains, n | 10 | 58 | Â |
Clustered strains, n | 980 | 141 | < 0.001 | |
Clusters, n | 11 | 22 | Â | |
Clustering rate, % | 98.9 | 70.8 | Â | |
VNTR | Individual strains, n | 765 | 181 | Â |
Clustered strains, n | 225 | 18 | < 0.001 | |
Clusters, n | 68 | 8 | Â | |
Clustering rate, % | 22.7 | 9 | Â |