Article
Optimizing and accelerating the assignation of lineages in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using novel alternative single-tube assays.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Carcelén María, Abascal Estefanía, Herranz Marta, Santantón Sheila, Zenteno Roberto, Ruiz Serrano María Jesús, Bouza Emilio, Pérez-Lago Laura, García-de-Viedma Darío
Abstract excerpt
The assignation of lineages in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) provides valuable information for evolutionary and phylogeographic studies and makes for more accurate knowledge of the distribution of this pathogen worldwide. Differences in virulence have also been found for certain lineages. MTB isolates were initially assigned to lineages based on data obtained from genotyping techniques, such as spoligotyping...
Topics
- Genes, Bacterial
- Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Virulence
