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Table 2 Range of repeat number for 10 VNTR loci found in different serotype groups.

From: Multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis for molecular typing and phylogenetic analysis of Shigella flexneri

Locus

Serotype group:

 

1a/1b/NT (n = 12)

2a/2b/X/NT (n = 106)

3a/3b (n = 12)

4a/4b/Y (n = 110)

SF3

5-10

3-10

2-7

4-18

SF4

1-4

3-12

1-5

1

SF6

7-12

4-19

2

N

SF7

2

3-12

2

2

SF8

3

3-8

2

2

SF9

1-3

1-9

1

1-4

SF10

3

3-6

2

1-2

SF12

7

7

2-7

8, (389)a

SF25

2

2

4-11

1-2

SF31

2

2

2-11

2

  1. aNumber in the parenthesis denotes the amplicon size in base pairs for the allele.
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