Multilocus variable-number tandem repeat typing of Mycobacterium ulcerans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1546-1551

  Ablordey, Anthony ^a   Swings, Jean ^b,c   Hubans, Christine ^d   Chemlal, Karim ^d   Locht, Camille ^d   Portaels, Françoise ^a   Supply, Philip ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; FRENCH GUIANA; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURINAME; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 16844381980     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.4.1546-1551.2005     Document Type: Article

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