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19-VNTR loci used in genotyping Chinese clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains and in association with spoligotyping.
Journal of basic microbiology - 1 Jul 2013
Jiang Yi, Liu Hai-can, Zheng Huajun, Dou Xiangfeng, Tang Biao, Zhao Xiu-qin, Zhu Yongqiang, Lu Bing, Wang Shengyue, Dong Hai-yan, Zhang Yuan-yuan, Zhao Guoping, Wan Kanglin
Abstract excerpt
Recently, tandem repeat typing has emerged as a rapid and easy method for the molecular epidemiology of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) complex. In this study, a collection of 19 VNTRs incorporating 15 previously described loci and 4 newly evaluated markers were used to genotype 206 Chinese M. tuberculosis isolates and 9 BCG strains. The discriminatory power was evaluated and compared with that...
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