Figure 6

Biomarker signatures of M. bovis tensor sublineages Spoligotype and MIRU signatures of tensor sublineages of M. bovis strains. Although MIRU signatures of MB1 and MB2 strains are similar, spoligotype signatures of MB1 and MB2 strains are clearly distinguishable by extra deletions of 13 through 14 in all MB2 strains, and deletions of 5 through 7 in some MB2 strains.