| Literature DB >> 16207997 |
Anthony Ablordey1, Markus Hilty, Pieter Stragier, Jean Swings, Françoise Portaels.
Abstract
We analyzed a set of variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) loci to assess their nucleotide sequence diversity in isolates of three Mycobacterium ulcerans genotypes. Sequence variants in two loci resulted in intraspecies resolution of Southeast Asian and Asian genotypes in contrast to a homogenous sequence composition among African isolates. Nucleotide sequence polymorphism in repeat units can enhance discrimination of VNTR loci.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16207997 PMCID: PMC1248468 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.10.5281-5284.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948