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Table 1 Diversity and evenness indexes of FCoV strains by specimens

From: Molecular epidemiological study of feline coronavirus strains in Japan using RT-PCR targeting nsp14 gene

Kind of specimen

No. of specimens

No. of strains

No. of STs

Simpson’s index (1-λ)

Pielou’s index

Predominant ST(s) a

Ascites

103

55

26

0.881

0.661

ST42

Pleural effusion

45

14

10

0.923

0.812

ST8, ST42

Blood

214

19

15

0.971

0.895

ST8, ST25, ST42

  1. aST(s) which accounted for not less than 10% of clones in the population.
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BMC Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1746-6148

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