SNP genotypes of Mycobacterium leprae isolates in Thailand and their combination with rpoT and TTC genotyping for analysis of leprosy distribution and transmission

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-56

  Phetsuksiri, Benjawan ^a   Srisungngam, Sopa ^a   Rudeeaneksin, Janisara ^a   Bunchoo, Supranee ^a   Lukebua, Atchariya ^a   Wongtrungkapun, Ruch ^a   Paitoon, Soontara ^b   Sakamuri, Rama Murthy ^c   Brennan, Patrick J ^c   Vissa, Varalakshmi ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b The Office of Disease Prevention and Control Regional Center 5   (Thailand)

^c Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDONESIA; JAPAN; KOREA; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROSY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; MYANMAR; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; THAILAND;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; JAPAN; KOREA; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SIGMA FACTOR; THAILAND;

EID: 84856345936     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 18842836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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