Compilation of 10 Years of MIRU-VNTR Data: Canadian National Tuberculosis Laboratory’s Experience

Figure 5

A dendrogram of all MIRU-VNTR patterns and clusters in the NRCM database. ON (Ontario) submissions reflect submission by parks Canada and not ON provincial TB laboratory. The distance was calculated using the UPGMA clustering algorithm, with different colors representing different provinces or territories. The figure is showing that most patterns are not unique to one jurisdiction. AB, Alberta; BC, British Columbia; MB, Manitoba; INT, International; NT, Northwest Territories; NU, Nunavut; QC, Quebec; NS, Nova Scotia including Prince Edward Island cases; NL, Newfoundland; SK, Saskatchewan.