1 2 APPENDIX Legends to figures 3 4 5 Figure A1: Distribution of perfect SSR along chromosome 1 of V. cholerae (El-Tor N191). a) SSR with core motif > 2 and repeats number >3. b) MNR with repeats number>5. 7 Figure A2: L-SSR based dendrogram presenting the variation and phylogenetic relations 8 9 10 among 32 isolates of V. cholerae constructed by UPGMA cluster analysis of L-SSR data at 8 loci. The analysis was based on 54 polymorphic points (8 loci number of alleles in each locus). 11 12 13 14 Figure A3: Sequence based dendrogram presenting the variation and phylogenetic relations among 32 V. cholerae isolates constructed by UPGMA cluster analysis of sequence data at 7 MNR-MLST loci. 15 1 17 18 19 Figure A4: Sequence types based dendrogram presenting the variation and phylogenetic relations among of 32 isolates of V. cholerae constructed by UPGMA cluster analysis of 8 MNR-MLST loci in non-parametric analysis. The analysis was based on 52 polymorphic points (8 MNR loci number of alleles in each locus). 1
1 2 3 Table A1: DNA sequences of primers for 17 SSR loci, their annealing temperatures (Tm) and their expected size in V. cholerae O1 El Tor SSR designation a Sense primer 5 to 3' Antisense primer 5' to 3' Tm ( C) b Size (bp) c 4 5 7 8 9 10 L-SSR VC0147- () 9 -FAM-GGATACTCAAACGCAGGATGA CTTTCGGTCGGTTTCTCTTGT 2 183 VC0437- (7) 7 HEX-CGAGGTTAAAGGTCCTAACAA ATCAGGCTACATTCAGGTCTA 0 192 VC0500- (7) 4 HEX-TTGCTCTGGTGTCATAGGTG CAGTGCGGAATTTAGACTCG 0 189 VC1418- (3) 5 -FAM-CAGTATGGATGAACACAGATG TTTGGGTGTCAGTAAGACTTG 0 179 VC1457- (7) 4 -FAM-TCAGGAGGTCTAGAATCTGCC CTGTGGGTAGAAGTGAAACGG 5 28 VC150- (9) 7 -FAM-GTCAAATTACTGGGTGAACGC TTCTGGGTTAGGCTGTTCTG 0 144 VCA0171- () 23 d HEX-TGCTGATGAGTCTTCTTGCG TTAGACGTGGTCAAAGCTGC 2 210 VCA0283- () 14 HEX-AAATATCTGTAGCCTCCTCAG TTTCTTCCGATGAACTCTCTG 0 242 VCA1082- (3) 4 -FAM-GGATGATTGCGGTGTTTATTC TCTTTCTTCTCCAGATAAGGC 0 154 MNR VC0332- (A) 9 GCTTAAACCCGATTACAGTGA CAGCATCTCATAACGACATCT 0 200 VC0929- (G) 8 GGAACAGTCAATGACAGTGG GAGACAGTGAGTGAATGGAAG 2 200 VC1132- (A) 9 AAGCCAAAGTGAGCAAACAGG ATCTCCCGAAAGACACCTTAG 2 290 VC1490- (A) 9 GGTACGAAACAGCATATCATC TACTGAGGAAATGTCTAACGC 0 224 VC1833- (T) 9 e ACACTTTATGAGCAAGGCTTC ATCACTTATCCCGCTTAATCG 0 23 VCA0107- (T) 8 TTCAACCATGATGCTTACTGG TGCTGCCATGTATCAGTTATC 0 20 VCA019- (A) 8 AAGAGTTGAGTGTTACAGAGG GACGACCACTATGTTTGAAAG 0 32 VCA103- (T) 8 CAGTACATCCACCACTTCACG TTGCTGAGCGATTTCCTGC 2 15 a The SSR locus designation is named after the position of the downstream ORF (30). b Tm- the annealing temperatures used in the PCR. c Expected amplicon size according to the Vibrio cholerae EL Tor N191 complete genome (GenBank accessions NC_002505, NC_00250). d This locus was previously studied by Vodopyanov et al. (83). e This locus was previously published by us (18). 2
Table A2: Distribution of L-SSR alleles, presented as number of repeats in 32, clinical and environmental isolates of Vibrio cholerae Strain VC0147-() 9 VC0437-(7) 7 VC0500-(7) 4 VC1418-(3) 5 VC1457- (7) 4 VC150-(9) 7 VCA0171-() 23 VCA0283-() 14 VCA1082-(3) 4 O1 Og-1 (+) 10 5 4 5 4 7 11.2 23 4 O139-3 (+) 9 7 4 5 3 9 23.5 11 4 O9-5 (-) 5 3 np np np 4 18.3 np 4 O1- (+) 8 7 4 5 4 8 1.3 20 4 O1 In-7 (+) 7 4 5 4 8 15.2 20 4 O1 In-8 (-) 7 4 5 np 7 11.2 15 4 O139-9 (+) 11 8 4 5 3 9 22.5 13 4 O139-10 (-) 13 3 np np np 4 11.2 np 4 O141-11 (+) 11 3 np np 4 5 12.2 np 4 O141-18 (-) 10 4 np np np 4 24.5 np 4 O140-20 (-) 8 4 np np np 2 9.2 np 4 O140-21 (-) 8 4 np np np 2 9.2 np 4 O2-25 (-) 10 4 np np np 3 24.5 np 4 O2-27 (-) 7 3 np np np 5 13.2 np 4 O79-28 (-) 4 11 np np np 2 1.3 np 4 O79-29 (-) 4 11 np np np 2 1.3 np 4 O2-30 (-) 5 3 np np np 4 18.3 np 4 O2-32 (-) 5 3 np np np 4 18.3 np 4 O1 Og ET-108 (+) 7 7 4 5 4 9 9.2 20 4 O1 Og ET-109 (-) 10 5 4 5 np 7 10.2 24 NP O22-110 (-) 9 4 np np np 5 24.5 np 4 O1 Og ET-118 (+) 8 7 4 5 5 7 13.2 20 4 O1 Og ET-119 (-) 10 5 4 5 np 7 10.2 23 4 O1 Og-120 (+) 7 4 np 5 4 3 8.0 21 4 O1 In-121 (+) 7 4 5 4 7 11.2 1 4 O1 In ET-122 (+) 10 5 np 5 4 7 10.2 23 4 O1 In-123 (+) 7 4 np 5 3 12.2 24 4 O1 In-124 (+) 7 4 np 5 5/ 3 12.2 25 4 O10-125 (-) 8 4 np np np 4 14.2 np 4 O10-12 (-) 8 4 np np np 4 15.2 np 4 O49-128 (-) 8 4 np np np 2 9.2 np 4 O37-129 (-) 2 4 np np np 1.3 np 4 np = no amplification product.
Table A3: Distribution of polymorphic MNR alleles in 32, clinical and environmental isolates of Vibrio cholerae. Strain VC0332-(A) 9 VC0929-(G) 8 VC1132-(A) 9 VC1833-(T) 9 VCA0107-(T) 8 VCA019-(A) 8 VCA103-(T) 8 O1 Og-1 (+) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 4 (G) 4 (A) 8 (T) 8 O139-3 (+) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 4 (G) 4 (A) 8 (T) 8 O9-5 (-) (A) 8 (A) 5, (G) 5 TG (T) 7 (T) 7 (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O1- (+) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 4 (G) 4 (A) 8 (T) 8 O1 In-7 (+) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 4 (G) 4 (A) 8 (T) 8 O1 In-8 (-) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 4 (G) 4 (A) 8 (T) 8 O139-9 (+) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 4 (G) 4 (A) 8 (T) 8 O139-10 (-) (A) 8 (A) 5, TGGTGTG (T) 7 (T) (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O141-11 (+) (A) 8 (A) 5, (G) 7 (T) 2 (T) (T) 7, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O141-18 (-) (A) 9 (A) 5, TGGTGTG (T) 8 (T) 4 (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O140-20 (-) (A) 8 np (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O140-21 (-) (A) 8 np (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O2-25 (-) (A) 8 (A) 5, (G) 5 TG (T) (T) (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O2-27 (-) (A) 8 (A) 5, (G) 7 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O79-28 (-) (A) 8 (A) 5, (G) (T) 8 (T) (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O79-29 (-) (A) 8 (A) 5, (G) (T) 8 (T) (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O2-30 (-) (A) 8 (A) 5, (G) 5 TG (T) 7 (T) 7 (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O2-32 (-) (A) 8 (A) 5, (G) 5 TG (T) 7 (T) 7 (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O1 Og ET-108 (+) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 4 (G) 4 (A) 8 (T) 8 O1 Og ET-109 (-) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 4 (G) 4 (A) 8 (T) 8 O22-110 (-) (A) 8 (A) 5, (G) 4 TG (T) 7 (T) (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 7 (T) 7 O1 Og ET-118 (+) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 4 (G) 4 (A) 8 (T) 8 O1 Og ET-119 (-) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 4 (G) 4 (A) 8 (T) 8 O1 Og-120 (+) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 8 O1 In-121 (+) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 4 (G) 4 (A) 8 (T) 8 O1 In ET-122 (+) (A) 9 (A), (G) 8 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 4 (G) 4 (A) 8 (T) 8 O1 In-123 (+) (A) 9 (A), (G) 9 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 8 O1 In-124 (+) (A) 9 (A), (G) 9 (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 8 O10-125 (-) (A) 8 (A) 5, (G) 5 TG (T) 7 (T) (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O10-12 (-) (A) 8 (A) 5, (G) 5 TG (T) 7 (T) (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O49-128 (-) (A) 8 np (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) 7 O37-129 (-) (A) 10 (A) 5, (G) 4 TG (T) 7 (T) 9 (T) 8, (T) 5 (G) 3 (A) 8 (T) np = no amplification product. 5
Figures a) Total SSR length (bp) 5 4 3 2 1 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.5 2.75 Location among chromosome 1 (Mb) b) MNR length (bp) 12 11 10 9 8 7 5 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.5 2.75 Location among chromosome 1 (Mb) Figure A1:
O140-21(-) O49-128(-) O140-20(-) O10-125(-) O10-12(-) O22-110(-) O141-18(-) O2-25(-) O37-129(-) O79-28(-) O79-29(-) O141-11(+) O2-27(-) O139-10(-) O9-5(-) O2-30(-) O2-32(-) O1Og-120(+) O1In-123(+) O1In-124(+) O1Og ET-119(-) O1In ET-122(+) O1Og-1(+) O1Og ET-109(-) O1In-8(-) O1In-121(+) O139-9(+) O139-3(+) O1Og ET-108(+) O1In-7(+) O1-(+) O1Og ET-118(+) 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 Genetic Distance Figure A2:
8 88 77 4 57 O1 Og ET-108 (+) O1 Og ET-119 (-) O1 In-121 (+) O1 Og-1 (+) O1- (+) O1 In-7 (+) O1 Og ET-118 (+) O1 In ET-122 (+) O1 In-8 (-) O1 Og ET-109 (-) O139-3 (+) O139-9 (+) O1 Og-120 (+) O1 In-123 (+) O1 In-124 (+) O37-129 (-) O2-27 (-) 72 99 99 O140-21 (-) O140-20 (-) O49-128 (-) O79-28 (-) O79-29 (-) 58 99 99 O9-5 (-) O2-32 (-) O2-30 (-) O22-110 (-) O139-10 (-) O2-25 (-) O10-125 (-) O10-12 (-) O141-11 (+) O141-18 (-) 0.002 Figure A3: 8
O1 In-121 (+) O1 In ET-122 (+) O1 Og ET-119 (-) O1 Og ET-118 (+) O1 Og ET-109 (-) O1 Og ET-108 (+) O139-9 (+) O1 In-8 (-) O1 In-7 (+) O1- (+) O139-3 (+) O1 Og-1 (+) O1 Og-120 (+) O1 In-123 (+) O1 In-124 (+) O37-129 (-) O141-11 (+) O22-110 (-) O10-125 (-) O10-12 (-) O140-21 (-) O49-128 (-) O140-20 (-) O2-27 (-) O2-30 (-) O2-32 (-) O9-5 (-) O139-10 (-) O2-25 (-) O79-28 (-) O79-29 (-) O141-18 (-) 0.4 0.3 0.2 Genetic Distance 0.1 0. Figure A4: 9