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Table 3 Characteristics of VNTR markers for fingerprinting of Aspergillus fumigatus

From: Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis for molecular typing of Aspergillus fumigatus

VNTR markers

Primer sequences (5' to 3')

Tm (°C)

Unit repeat size (bp)

Range of

repeat number

Simpson diversity index*

Marker location (non coding region or name of gene if coding)

Asp 167

TGAGATGGTTAACTTACGTAGCGC

CGCTCCCACCGTTACCAAC

59

12

4-8

0.7151

Chromosome 1 (GPI anchored serine-rich protein)

Asp 202

AGGATCACTGCCCTCAACCC CCGAAATCCGCGGGA

59

12

6-14

0.8530

Chromosome 1 (c-24(28) sterol reductase)

Asp 330

ATCTGGTCGCGAAATTCCTCT

TCTTCGGCCTTTTCATCCC

58

11

2-8

0.7895

Chromosome 1 (non coding)

Asp 443

AAGCTTCGTCTGGCGAAGAG

GCACGTGTACGGTGTTCCTG

58

18

0-7

0.6661

Chromosome 1 (ribosome assembly protein Noc2)

Asp 446

CGATCATGTTTGCCTGAGGA

CCGACAGCATCGAGCAACTA

59

21

1-4

0.5971

Chromosome 1 (non coding)

Asp 165

TGATGGGCCGCAGTCG

GCACCTGCTTGTCGATTCGT

60

10

0-6

0.7296

Chromosome 5 (non coding)

Asp 252

CAGATTGGAGACACGAAGCG

ACCACGGATTGCCAAGGA

58

12

2-6

0.5886

Chromosome 5 (non coding)

Asp 345

TCTCCAACCCTTCGGACG

GCCGGAAGAGCATGAAGACA

58

11

1-6

0.5771

Chromosome 5 (non coding)

Asp 204

GATGCGGGAGGTGGGTC

CGTCCTCACTTTTGCCTTGG

58

11

1-5

0.6128

Chromosome 6 (non coding)

Asp 20

GGGAAGAGAGGAACCGATCC

CGCAGTGGGCAGTTTGAAT

58

10

0-4

0.7520

Chromosome 8 (non coding)

  1. *Each index was calculated with the results from 57 unrelated A. fumigatus isolates