Development of variable-number tandem repeat typing of Mycobacterium bovis: Comparison of results with those obtained by using existing exact tandem repeats and spoligotyping

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2126-2133

  Roring, Solvig ^a   Scott, Alistair ^a   Brittain, David ^a   Walker, Ian ^a   Hewinson, Glyn ^a   Neill, Sydney ^a   Skuce, Robin ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CALCULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0036265922     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.6.2126-2133.2002     Document Type: Article

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