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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis strains isolated from humans, pigs, and human living environment.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2012
Iwamoto Tomotada, Nakajima Chie, Nishiuchi Yukiko, Kato Tomoko, Yoshida Shiomi, Nakanishi Noriko, Tamaru Aki, Tamura Yutaka, Suzuki Yasuhiko, Nasu Masao
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) strains are genetically diverse and cause infections in pigs and humans. To elucidate the geographical and host-dependent variations in the genetic diversity of MAH, we performed variable numbers of tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis targeting 19 loci for MAH samples from humans (n=146), bathroom environments (n=37), and pigs (n=75) in Japan; these data were then compared...
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