Article
[Evaluation of variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) isolates of Mycobacterium bovis in Algeria].
Annales de biologie clinique - 1 Jan 2000
Sahraoui Naima, Muller Borna, Djamel Yala, Fadéla Boulahbal, Rachid Ouzrout, Jakob Zinsstag, Djamel Guetarni
Abstract excerpt
The discriminatory potency of variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR), based on 7 loci (MIRU 26, 27 and 5 ETRs A, B, C, D, E) was assayed on Mycobacterium bovis strains obtained from samples due to tuberculosis in two slaughterhouses in Algeria. The technique of MIRU-VNTR has been evaluated on 88 strains of M. bovis and one strain of M. caprea and shows 41 different profiles. Results showed that the VNTR were...
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