Spoligotype Variation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Prevailing in Korea

Table 3

Comparison of dominant subfamilies from the present study with results from three Asian countries.

Country	Study period	No. of strains	Dominant subfamilies	Dominant SITs	%	References
South Korea	2003–2006	495	Beijing	1	62.83	This study
			Beijing	190	4.04
			Beijing-like	269	6.86
			T1	53	8.08
			T2	52	2.42
China	2005–2007	2,346	Beijing	1	68.24	[11]
			Beijing	190	1.74
			T1	53	4.50
			T2	52	1.53
			H3	50	1.44
Japan	2002–2007	909	Beijing	1	73.49	[12]
			T1	53	4.73
			T2	52	1.54
			T3-OSA	627	2.42
			Unknown	2124	1.43
Taiwan	2002–2004	356	Beijing	1	49.43	[13]
			T1	53	2.24
			EAI2_Manila	19	8.99
			H	742	2.52
			H3	50	5.90

SITs = spoligotype (or shared) international types; H = Haarlem; OSA = Osaka; EAI = East-African Indian.