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Comparison of 45 variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) and two direct repeat (DR) assays to restriction endonuclease analysis for typing isolates of Mycobacterium bovis.
Veterinary microbiology - 12 May 2011
Price-Carter Marian, Rooker Serena, Collins Desmond M
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Restriction endonuclease analysis (REA), developed 25 years ago for genotyping Mycobacterium bovis strains, is an important tool for bovine tuberculosis control in New Zealand. While REA gives excellent discrimination, it is technically difficult to perform compared to PCR-based typing systems which are faster and simpler to operate. Genotyping of M. bovis by the use of variable number tandem repeat loci (VNTR)...
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