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Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat method for typing Salmonella enterica serovar Newport.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2009
Davis Margaret A, Baker Katherine N K, Call Douglas R, Warnick Lorin D, Soyer Yesim, Wiedmann Martin, Gröhn Yrjö, McDonough Patrick L, Hancock Dale D, Besser Thomas E
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, the proportion of Salmonella enterica infections represented by S. enterica serovar Newport has increased markedly among humans and animals. Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) has proven to be useful in discriminating other highly clonal Salmonella serovars. Here, we report on the development of a highly discriminatory MLVA for Salmonella serovar Newport.
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