Results of the STRUCTURE analysis using the sequences of the seven MLST loci of the <i>A. phagocytophilum strains</i> (n = 383).

1<p>K = number of clusters assumed. Each value of K (1–9) was run five independent times.</p>2<p>μ LnP(K) = mean of the estimated log-likelihood probability of the data for K.</p>3<p>s = standard deviation of the estimated log-likelihood probability of the data for K.</p>4<p>Ln’(K) = rate of change of the mean likelihood distribution.</p>5<p>|Ln″(K)| = absolute value of the second-order change of the mean likelihood distribution.</p>6<p>ΔK = mean |Ln″ (K)| divided by the standard deviation of L(K).</p>7<p>na = not applicable.</p>8<p>The solution most strongly supported is shown in bold.