Research Article

Strain Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Afar Pastoral Region of Ethiopia

Table 1

Orphan strains and corresponding spoligotyping defined lineages/sublineages recorded among a total of 105 M. tuberculosis strains isolated in Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia.

Iso numberYearStrain Spoligotype description
Octal codeLineageSIT

ETH0720100D422010D42238532.table.001a777777377760611T4O1
ETH0720100D562010D56238532.table.001b777356777760771X1O2
ETH0720100D1682010D168238532.table.001c776717777763771Manu2O3
ETH0720100A225962010A22596238532.table.001d776004777760771T1O4
ETH0720100B362010B36238532.table.001e703777747175771UnknownO5
ETH0720100B552010B55238532.table.001f770377477777671AFRIO6
ETH0720100B742010B74238532.table.001g777777427760771T1O7
ETH0720100AM62010AM6238532.table.001h761737777760771T3O8
ETH0720100S222010S22238532.table.001i777777777763671Manu2O9

Lineage designations for orphan patterns were done manually as expert-based interpretations using revised SpolDB4 rules.