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Locus-specific mutational events in a multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis of Escherichia coli O157:H7.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2006
Noller Anna C, McEllistrem M Catherine, Shutt Kathleen A, Harrison Lee H
Abstract excerpt
Multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) is a validated molecular subtyping method for detecting and evaluating Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreaks. In a previous study, five outbreaks with a total of 21 isolates were examined by MLVA. Nearly 20% of the epidemiologically linked str...
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