Multilocus Variable-Number-Tandem-Repeats Analysis (MLVA) distinguishes a clonal complex of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensisstrains isolated from recent outbreaks of bacterial wilt and canker in Belgium

Table 4 Discrimination indices for Clavibacter typing methods

Typing technique	Hunter-Gaston diversity index	Number of haplotypes^b	Number of polymorphic sites^b	Number of sites	% of polymorphic sites
gyrB	0.586^b	10	47	440	10.7
dnaA	0.662^b	12	87	675	12.9
Concatenated gyrB-dnaA	0.758^b	17	134	1115	12.0
MLVA	0.800^a	25	na	na	na

^aCalculated in discriminatory Power Calculator (http://insilico.ehu.es/mini_tools/discriminatory_power/) based on 56 Cmm strains.
^bCalculated in DnaSP v.5 [44] based on 56 Cmm strains.
na- not applicable.

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