Analysis of<i>Moraxella catarrhalis</i>by DNA Typing: Evidence for a Distinct Subpopulation Associated with Virulence Traits

doi:10.1086/315374

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Analysis of<i>Moraxella catarrhalis</i>by DNA Typing: Evidence for a Distinct Subpopulation Associated with Virulence Traits

1 Apr 2000

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Two DNA typing methods, probe-generated restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and single-adapter amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis, were used to study the genetic relationships among 90 Moraxella catarrhalis strains. Both methods were found to be highly concordant, generating a dendrogram with 2 main branches. The division of the M. catarrhalis population into 2 subspecies was supported...

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