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Table 2 Comparison of MLVA and PFGE in sporadic S. Enteritidis isolates (n = 147)

From: The evaluation and application of multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) for the molecular epidemiological study of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis infection

Method

No. of types

Common types (n)

Diversity indexa

Simpson’s (CI)

Shannon’sb

PFGE

29

JEGX01.CN0001 (33)

JEGX01.CN0003 (55)

0.8043 (0.7536–0.8550)

2.2647

MLVA

33

JEGMT0002 (61)

JEGMT0003 (33)

0.7701 (0.7146–0.8257)

2.1313

  1. a P values were > 0.05 for PFGE vs MLVA comparison of both diversity indices
  2. bShannon’s index is an indicator of species richness