Multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis for Clostridium botulinum type B isolates in Japan: Comparison with other isolates and genotyping methods

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages 298-304

  Umeda, Kaoru ^a   Wada, Takayuki ^b   Kohda, Tomoko ^c   Kozaki, Shunji ^c  

^a OSAKA CITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum type B; Genotyping; Multi locus sequence typing; Multi locus variable number tandem repeat analysis; Phylogenetic analysis; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BONT GENE; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE B; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPAN; JAPANESE; MINIMUM SPANNING TREE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MULTILOCUS VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE B; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 84875801356     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.02.022     Document Type: Article

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