Table 4 Number of alleles found among strains from different plague foci in 14 VNTR loci

A(11)

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

1

3

1

1

1

1

B(38)

B2(12)

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

B3(20)

1

1

2

2

3

1

2

2

1

3

1

1

1

1

B4(6)

1

1

2

1

2

1

1

2

1

2

1

1

1

1

C(38)

2

1

3

2

4

2

2

6

2

2

1

3

3

3

D(20)

1

1

2

1

1

2

1

5

2

4

1

2

3

3

E(12)

1

2

1

2

1

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

2

2

F(22)

1

1

1

2

1

2

2

3

2

2

2

1

1

3

G(13)

2

1

2

1

2

1

3

2

1

3

1

2

1

3

H(10)

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

5

2

3

1

3

2

3

I(8)

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

3

1

2

2

1

1

3

J(9)

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

2

2

3

1

2

1

1

K(8)

K1(6)

1

1

2

1

2

1

1

2

1

2

1

2

2

1

K2(2)

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

2

1

L(9)

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

2

1

M(10)

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

1

2

2

1

P(5)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1