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Multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis for Escherichia coli causing extraintestinal infections.
Journal of microbiological methods - 1 Nov 2009
Manges Amee R, Tellis Patricia A, Vincent Caroline, Lifeso Kimberley, Geneau Geneviève, Reid-Smith Richard J, Boerlin Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Discriminatory genotyping methods for the analysis of Escherichia coli other than O157:H7 are necessary for public health-related activities. A new multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis protocol is presented; this method achieves an index of discrimination of 99.5% and is reproducible and valid when tested on a collection of 836 diverse E. coli.
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