Research Article

DNA Typing of Mycobacterium bovis Isolates from Badgers (Meles meles) Culled from Areas in Ireland with Different Levels of Tuberculosis Prevalence

Table 2

VNTR profiles of M. bovis strains bearing the SB0140 spoligotype. Differentially represented strains are highlighted/italicised. *VNTR types were not unique to individual badgers (see Table 3).

VNTRHPLP

3 4 7 5 4 4*30
3 5 7 5 4 4*20
9 4 7 5 3 410
9 4 7 5 4 410
10 3 4 5 4 310
10 3 5 5 4 310
10 4 5 5 4 301
10 4 7 5 4 4*01
11 3 7 5 4 4 * 18
11 4 5 5 3 410
11 4 6 5 4 420
11 4 7 5 2 411
11 4 7 5 3 410
11 4 7 5 4 4*91
11 4 7 6 3 420
6 3 7 5 4 401
6 4 7 5 4 401