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Table 4 Simpson’s diversity indices of Xbal-PFGE and 5-loci MLVA among the five most common phage types

From: Characterization of Salmonella Typhimurium isolates from domestically acquired infections in Finland by phage typing, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, PFGE and MLVA

Phage type

DI for Xbal-PFGE (95 % CI)

DI for 5-loci MLVA (95 % CI)

DT1

0.394 (0.299-0.488)

0.637 (0.560-0.714)

U277

0.379 (0.170-0.587)

0.759 (0.659-0.860)

FT104

0.389 (0.177-0.601)

0.875 (0.776-0.974)

DT116

0.791 (0.632-0.950)

0.802 (0.632-0.972

DT120

0.891 (0.782-1.0)

0.927 (0.833-1.0)

  1. DT, Definite phage type
  2. DI, Simpson’s diversity index
  3. 95 % CI, Confidence Interval, precision of the diversity index, expressed as 95 %
  4. upper & lower boundaries