Research Article

First Insight into the Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from the Minority Enclaves of Southwestern China

Table 2

Spoligotypes of the 271 M. tuberculosis isolates enrolled in this study.

SITLineageNumber (%)Spoligotype description binary

1Beijing136 (50.2)
190Beijing6 (2.2)
269Beijing3 (1.1)
1674Beijing2 (0.7)
632Beijing1 (0.4)
265Beijing1 (0.4)
743Beijing2 (0.7)
53T135 (12.9)
7T12 (0.7)
86T11 (0.4)
120T11 (0.4)
154T11 (0.4)
205T11 (0.4)
373T11 (0.4)
1105T11 (0.4)
1166T11 (0.4)
2170T11 (0.4)
52T22 (0.7)
848T21 (0.4)
1797T21 (0.4)
1890T21 (0.4)
73T2-T34 (1.5)
37T334 (12.5)
44T51 (0.4)
183H31 (0.4)
42LAM91 (0.4)
249LAM95 (1.8)
583MANU22 (0.7)
137X21 (0.4)
OrphanNA5 (1.8)
OrphanNA4 (1.5)
OrphanNA3 (1.1)
OrphanNA2 (0.7)
OrphanNA1 (0.4)
OrphanNA1 (0.4)
OrphanNA1 (0.4)
OrphanNA1 (0.4)
OrphanNA1 (0.4)
OrphanNA1 (0.4)
OrphanNA1 (0.4)

SIT from SITVITWEB database.
Representing spoligotype lineages annotated in SITVITWEB database.
Number of strains with the same SIT.
Orphan represents the spoligotyping type which is not found in SITVITWEB database.