Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Leishmania infantum from Southeastern France: Evaluation Using Multi-Locus Microsatellite Typing
Fig 5
Estimated population structure for L. infantum from Southeastern France assessed using STRUCTURE software based on the analysis of the 270 L. infantum DNA samples at 12 microsatellite markers.
A: The plots show the estimated membership coefficient (Q) of each isolates. Each isolate is represented by a single vertical line divided into K colors, in which K is the number of populations assumed. Each color represents one population, and the length of the colored segment shows the estimated proportion of isolates membership in that population. The derived graph for delta K shows K = 2, thereby indicating the presence of two populations in the investigated sample set. B: Isolates of the sub-populations A and B with delta K values for each sub-population. Two close values were observed for K in sub-population A: K = 4 and K = 6. For sub-population B, K = 2.