Polymorphism indexes of individual and combined VNTR loci in 81 <i>B. melitensis</i> biovar 3 isolates.^{^a}

aMarkers were studied by MLVA-16 and HOOF typing; n = 81. bHunter and Gaston index. cPrecision of the diversity index, expressed as 95% upper and lower boundaries. dNumber of different repeats at this locus or genotypes with combined loci. eFraction of samples that have the most frequent repeat numbers in this locus (range, 0.0 to 1.0). Polymorphism indexes of individual and combined VNTR loci in 81 B. melitensis biovar 3 isolates.a