Strain variation amongst clinical and potable water isolates of M. kansasii using automated repetitive unit PCR

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 304, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 484-489

  Thomson, Rachel ^a   Tolson, Carla ^b   Huygens, Flavia ^c   Hargreaves, Megan ^c  

^a GREENSLOPES PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Pathology Queensland   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Microbial transmission; Molecular epidemiology; Mycobacterium kansasii; Nontuberculous mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOL; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLONAL VARIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899656719     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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