Insertion sequence element single nucleotide polymorphism typing provides insights into the population structure and evolution of Mycobacterium ulcerans across Africa

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1197-1209

  Vandelannoote, Koen ^a,b   Jordaens, Kurt ^b,c   Bomans, Pieter ^a   Leirs, Herwig ^b   Durnez, Lies ^a   Affolabi, Dissou ^d   Sopoh, Ghislain ^e   Aguiar, Julia ^f   Phanzu, Delphin Mavinga ^g   Kibadi, Kapay ^h   Eyangoh, Sara ⁱ   Manou, Louis Bayonne ^j   Phillips, Richard Odame ^k   Adjei, Ohene ^l   Ablordey, Anthony ^m   Rigouts, Leen ^a   Portaels, Françoise ^a   Eddyani, Miriam ^a   de Jong, Bouke C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^d Laboratoire de Référence des Mycobactéries   (Benin)

^e Centre de Depistage et de Traitement de l Ulcer de Buruli d Allada   (Benin)

^f Centre Sanitaire et Nutritionnel Gbemoten   (Benin)

^g Institut Médical Evangélique   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^h Institut National de Recherche Biomedicale   (Democratic Republic Congo)

ⁱ CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

^j Programme National Ulcère de Buruli   (Gabon)

^k KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^l KUMASI CENTRE FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Ghana)

^m University of Ghana   (Ghana)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENES; CLINICAL SAMPLES; DRAINAGE AREA; EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY; INSERTION SEQUENCES; POPULATION STRUCTURES; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS;

DISEASES;

NUCLEOTIDES;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; CLADISTICS; COMMON ANCESTRY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SKIN DISORDER;

AFRICA;

BACTERIAL DNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BURULI ULCER; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENE FLOW; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSPOSON;

AFRICA; BURULI ULCER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GENE FLOW; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84892996963     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02774-13     Document Type: Article

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