Skip to main content

Table 2 Genes with ≥2 heterozygous alleles (HAs) across all sputum samples, ordered by greatest number of HAs per base

From: Whole genome sequencing Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum identifies more genetic diversity than sequencing from culture

Gene

Heterozygous alleles per base

Total number of heterozygous alleles

Functional category

Sputum

MGIT

Sputum

MGIT

rv1319c

0.021

0.021

33

33

Metabolism and respiration

rrs

0.016

0.000

25

0

16S ribosomal RNA

rrl

0.006

0.000

19

0

23S ribosomal RNA

ppsA

0.003

0.001

15

4

Lipid metabolism

rv2082

0.006

0.006

13

14

Unknown function

accE5

0.006

0.000

3

0

Lipid metabolism

lppB

0.005

0.005

3

3

Probable surface lipoprotein

pks12

0.000

0.001

3

10

Lipid metabolism

rv2319c

0.003

0.005

3

4

Stress protein

lppA

0.003

0.002

2

1

Probable surface lipoprotein

rpoC

0.001

0.001

2

3

RNA polymerase beta’ subunit

rv3888c

0.002

0.001

2

1

Probable membrane protein

vapC25

0.005

0.000

2

0

Possible toxin

vapC31

0.005

0.002

2

1

Possible toxin