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Evaluation of new variable-number tandem-repeat systems for typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Beijing genotype isolates from Beijing, China.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2008
Jiao Wei Wei, Mokrousov Igor, Sun Gui Zhi, Guo Ya Jie, Vyazovaya Anna, Narvskaya Olga, Shen A Dong
Abstract excerpt
The newly proposed variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) typing system, which includes a basic 15-locus set and a high-resolution 24-locus set (P. Supply et al., J. Clin. Microbiol. 44:4498-4510, 2006), demonstrated a high power for the discrimination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected worldwide. To evaluate its ability to differentiate the Beijing genotype strains from the Beijing area in China, 72...
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