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Table 4 Multilocus linkage disequilibrium analysis of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A strains

From: Genetic relationships between clinical and non-clinical strains of Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1A as revealed by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and multilocus restriction typing

Method

Mean no. of alleles per locus

Mean genetic diversity (H)

VE*

VO*

I A

I S A

P†

95% critical value for VO

MLEE

7.5

0.566 ± 0.088

1.234

1.990

0.613

0.128

< 0.001

1.378

MLRT

3.2

0.441 ± 0.048

1.409

6.149

3.357

0.672

< 0.001

1.573

  1. *: Calculated as described by Maynard Smith et al [35].
  2. VE: expected variance, VO: observed variance, IA: Index of association, ISA: Standardized index of association.
  3. †: Probability of observing VO/VE ratio as or more than that found in the original data calculated with 1,000 Monte Carlo randomizations.
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BMC Microbiology

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