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Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis for molecular typing of Shigella sonnei.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2007
Liang Shiu-Yun, Watanabe Haruo, Terajima Jun, Li Chun-Chin, Liao Jui-Cheng, Tung Sheng Kai, Chiou Chien-Shun
Abstract excerpt
A multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) method was developed and evaluated for the subtyping of Shigella sonnei isolates. A total of 26 VNTR loci were identified by exploring the repeat sequence loci in the genomic sequences of S. sonnei strains Ss046 and 53G and by testing 536 isolates that had previously been characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). The discriminatory...
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