Table 1 Characteristics of the 12 VNTR loci in the reference H.pylori strains
Locus name | Position in the reference strains (bp) | Number of repeat times | Repeat unit size (bp) | Related gene in 26695 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 26695 | HPAG1 | J99 | 26695 | HPAG1 | J 99 | Â | Â |
VNTR-180 | 16605. . 16643 | 17912. . 17932 | 16761. . 16778 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | - |
VNTR-263 | 42061. . 42115 | 43125. . 43167 | 42199. . 42252 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | rfbD |
VNTR-614 | 129983. . 130389 | 125875. . 126119 | 1238315. . 1238474 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 53 | dld |
VNTR-557 | 120659. . 120675 | 118007. . 118023 | 116640. . 116673 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | - |
VNTR-606 | 129957. . 130396 | 1189474. . 1189690 | 1238289. . 1238481 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 138 | dld |
VNTR-1801 | 485276. . 485316 | 452649. . 452673 | 448197. . 448261 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | hsdR |
VNTR-2181 | 580530. . 580546 | 546643. . 546659 | 544199. . 544227 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | - |
VNTR-2457 | 665196. . 665241 | 628875. . 628996 | 625968. . 626121 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 54 | ppa |
VNTR-2576 | 696789. . 697001 | 1067559. . 1067708 | 1112077. . 1112164 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 | galU |
VNTR-5062 | 1382502. . 1382594 | 1314612. . 1314776 | 1360215. . 1360348 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 12 | - |
VNTR-5282 | 1439274. . 1439284 | 1368268. . 1368279 | 1412390. . 1412413 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | clpX |
VNTR-5581 | 1512724. . 1512751 | 1419518. . 1419531 | 1464638. . 1464651 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | - |