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Table 1 Number and frequencies of isolates clustered by spoligotyping alone and further subtyped by VNTRs.

From: Use of cluster-graphs from spoligotyping data to study genotype similarities and a comparison of three indices to quantify recent tuberculosis transmission among culture positive cases in French Guiana during a eight year period

 

Isolates clustered by spoligotyping

Isolates clustered by spoligotyping and VNTR

Total number of isolates studied

344

339

Number of clusters

49

52

Mean number of isolates per cluster

5.57

3.90

Number of clustered isolates (and %)

273 (79.4%)

203 (59.9%)

Number of unclustered isolates (and %)

71 (20.6%)

127 (37.5%)