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From: Use of multilocus sequence typing to infer genetic diversity and population structure of Lactobacillus plantarum isolates from different sources

Fig. 1

Minimum spanning trees analysis of the 186 L. plantarum isolates evaluated based on eight loci. Each circle corresponds to a sequence type (ST), and the circle size corresponds to the number of isolates sharing the same ST, the circle was coded by assigning the same colour to identical ecological source. The shaded zones between certain groups of circles indicate that these profiles belong to the same CC. Numerals connecting the circles indicate the number of allelic differences between the profiles. The strength of the link (bold, plain, or discontinuous) is correlated to the genetic similarity (number of common alleles) between profiles. Black lines connecting pairs of STs indicate that they share seven (thick lines), six (thin) or five alleles (dotted). No lines are present between pairs of STs that share less than four alleles

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