Table 4 Status of tfs3 ICEs in different H. pylori phylogeographic populations
| Â | Â | tfs3 ICE representation (%) in H. pylori populations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | Strains (tfs3+) | Intact | Absent | Left flank onlya | Fragmented (other) | Left flank totalb | Left flank total (tfs3+ only) |
hpEurope | 53 (42) | 8 (15) | 11 (21) | 17 (32) | 17 (32) | 25 (47) | 25 (59) |
hpAfrica1 | 86 (55) | 24 (28) | 31 (36) | 24 (28) | 7 (8) | 48 (56) | 48 (87) |
hpAfrica2 | 3 (0) | – | 3 (100) | – | – | – | – |
hpAsia2 | 6 (5) | 3 (50) | 1 (17) | 2 (33) | – | 5 (83) | 5 (100) |
hspEAsia | 28 (15) | 5 (18) | 13 (46) | 8 (29) | 2 (7) | 13 (46) | 13 (87) |
hspAmerind | 11 (6) | 3 (27) | 5 (45) | 2 (18) | 1 (9) | 5 (45) | 5 (45) |
Totals | 187 (123) | 43 (23) | 64 (34) | 53 (28) | 27 (14) | 96 (51) | 96 (78) |