Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis reveals genetic relationships within Bacillus anthracis.

doi:10.1128/JB.182.10.2928-2936.2000

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Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis reveals genetic relationships within Bacillus anthracis.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 May 2000

Keim P, Price L B, Klevytska A M, Smith K L, Schupp J M, Okinaka R, Jackson P J, Hugh-Jones M E

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Bacillus anthracis is one of the most genetically homogeneous pathogens described, making strain discrimination particularly difficult. In this paper, we present a novel molecular typing system based on rapidly evolving variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) loci. Multiple-locus VNTR analysis (MLVA) uses the combined power of multiple alleles at several marker loci. In our system, fluorescently labeled PCR primers...

Topics

Bacillus anthracis
DNA, Bacterial
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Humans
Minisatellite Repeats
Phylogeny

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PMID: 10781564
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.10.2928-2936.2000
PMCID: PMC102004

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