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A multi locus variable number of tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) scheme for Streptococcus agalactiae genotyping.
BMC microbiology - 27 Jul 2011
Haguenoer Eve, Baty Gaelle, Pourcel Christine, Lartigue Marie-Frédérique, Domelier Anne-Sophie, Rosenau Agnès, Quentin Roland, Mereghetti Laurent, Lanotte Philippe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) is currently the reference method for genotyping Streptococcus agalactiae strains, the leading cause of infectious disease in newborns and a major cause of disease in immunocompromised children and adults. We describe here a genotyping method based on multiple locus variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) applied to a population of S. agalactiae...
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