Volume 14, Number 7—July 2008
Research
Determinants of Cluster Size in Large, Population-Based Molecular Epidemiology Study of Tuberculosis, Northern Malawi
Judith R. Glynn*
, Amelia C. Crampin*†, Hamidou Traore*, Steve Chaguluka†, Donex T. Mwafulirwa†, Saad Alghamdi*, Bagrey M.M. Ngwira†, Malcolm D. Yates‡, Francis D. Drobniewski‡, and Paul E.M. Fine*
, Amelia C. Crampin*†, Hamidou Traore*, Steve Chaguluka†, Donex T. Mwafulirwa†, Saad Alghamdi*, Bagrey M.M. Ngwira†, Malcolm D. Yates‡, Francis D. Drobniewski‡, and Paul E.M. Fine*Table 4
Spoligotypes for the RFLP-defined large cluster strains with at least 5 bands*
| Strain no. | No. bands on RFLP | No. examples spoligotyped | Spoligotype octal description | International classification | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kps41 | 11 | 5 | 777777606060771 | 59 | Widespread |
| Kps20 | 8 | 3 | 777777606060771 | 59 | Widespread |
| Kps21 | 8 | 2 | 777777606060771 | 59 | Widespread |
| Kps10 | 10 | 1 | 777777606060771 | 59 | Widespread |
| 1 | 777777206060771 | Not recorded | |||
| Kps12 | 9 | 3 | 577777606060771 | Not recorded | |
| Kps64 | 9 | 2 | 777777606060771 | 59 | Widespread |
| 1 | 777437606060731 | Not recorded | |||
| Kps121 | 13 | 2 | 700777747413771 | 129 | 3 recorded, Zimbabwe, French Guiana |
| Kps104 | 14 | 2 | 703377400001771 | 21 | Widespread |
| 1 | 703377400001631 | Not recorded | |||
| Kps44 | 16 | 5 | 777777777760771 | 53 | Widespread |
| Kps97 | 22 | 2 | 000000000003771 | 1 | Widespread, Beijing |
*RFLP, restriction fragment length polymorphism.
