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Table 3 Variability of selected VNTRs in 240 S. Enteritidis

From: Multi-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis for outbreak studies of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis

Locus

Smallest PCR product size (bp) a

Largest PCR product (bp) a

No. of alleles

Nei's diversity index

SENTR1

332

418

3

0.07

SENTR2

276

511

3

0.07

SENTR3

388

574

3

0.07

SENTR4

113

133

7

0.63

SENTR5

239

326

10

0.65

SENTR6

148

232

11

0.64

SENTR7

116

134

3

0.51

SE-3

307

320

3

0.49

SE-7

635

750

6

0.63

  1. a size determined on a capillary ABI 310 Genetic Analyser