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Molecular genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Mie Prefecture, Japan, using variable numbers of tandem repeats analysis.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2012
Nagai Yuhki, Iwade Yoshito, Hayakawa Eri, Nakano Manabu, Sakai Takashi, Tanuma Masamichi, Katayama Masahiko, Nosaka Tetsuya, Yamaguchi Tetsuo
Abstract excerpt
The variable numbers of tandem repeats (VNTR) analysis is a method frequently employed as a molecular epidemiological tool for Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic fingerprinting. In this study, we characterized the population of M. tuberculosis circulating in Mie Prefecture, Japan, and assessed the utility of the proposed JATA12- and 15-VNTR analyses of 158 M. tuberculosis clinical isolates using 25 VNTR loci....
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