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Genetic diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing family based on SNP and VNTR typing profiles in Asian countries.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Chen Yih-Yuan, Chang Jia-Ru, Huang Wei-Feng, Kuo Shu-Chen, Su Ih-Jen, Sun Jun-Ren, Chiueh Tzong-Shi, Huang Tsi-Shu, Chen Yao-Shen, Dou Horng-Yunn
Abstract excerpt
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) Beijing strain is highly virulent, drug resistant, and endemic over Asia. To explore the genetic diversity of this family in several different regions of eastern Asia, 338 Beijing strains collected in Taiwan (Republic of China) were analyzed by mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) typing and compared with published MIRU-VNTR...
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