The MIRU-VNTR plugin helps to query the MIRU-VNTRplus reference database for MtbC15-9 nomenclature and for strain identification.

The plugin automatically tries to match the names of the table columns and the loci names in the reference database, see Name Matching for more information.

The plugin adds the following functions:

• Rename MIRU-VNTR columns to default: Rename the columns that seem to contain MIRU-VNTR data (based on their name) to the MIRU-VNTR locus names.
• Use MIRU-VNTR columns for distance calculation: Changes the MIRU-VNTR columns to data type MLVA and uses them for distance calculation.
• Assign Best Matching Lineage from MIRU-VNTRplus: Uses the MIRU-VNTRplus reference database for lineage identification.
• Query MtbC15-9 Nomenclature: Queries the MIRU-VNTRplus reference database MtbC15-9 nomenclature server.
• Open Samples in MIRU-VNTRplus: Opens the MIRU-VNTR data of your table in the MIRU-VNTRplus reference database in a web browser. Note that previously uploaded data on the website will be lost.