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Hypervariable loci that enhance the discriminatory ability of newly proposed 15-loci and 24-loci variable-number tandem repeat typing method on Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains predominated by the Beijing family.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17302938     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The newly proposed 15- and 24-loci mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit (MIRU)-variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) typing method was evaluated for its ability to differentiate 181 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing family strains. Compared with the original 12-loci MIRU-VNTR typing method, the 15-loci system dramatically improved the discriminatory power for Beijing strains; however, large clusters that could be further differentiated by IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) were still obtained. The clonal stability and allelic diversity of a total of 31 VNTR loci were evaluated. VNTRs 3232, 3820, and 4120 were identified as the effective hypervariable VNTR set for the second-line typing of clustered strains following the 15-loci based scheme. Consequently, the discriminatory power of the new scheme (18 loci) equaled that of IS6110 RFLP.
Authors:
Tomotada Iwamoto; Shiomi Yoshida; Katsuhiro Suzuki; Motohisa Tomita; Riyo Fujiyama; Noriko Tanaka; Yasuto Kawakami; Masahiro Ito
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2007-02-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  FEMS microbiology letters     Volume:  270     ISSN:  0378-1097     ISO Abbreviation:  FEMS Microbiol. Lett.     Publication Date:  2007 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-18     Completed Date:  2007-08-13     Revised Date:  2007-08-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7705721     Medline TA:  FEMS Microbiol Lett     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  67-74     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Kobe Institute of Health, Kobe, Japan. kx2t-iwmt@asahi-net.or.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bacterial Typing Techniques
China
Family Health
Humans
Interspersed Repetitive Sequences / genetics*
Minisatellite Repeats / genetics*
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / classification,  genetics*,  isolation & purification
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Tuberculosis / microbiology
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Erratum In:
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2007 Jul;272(2):282-3

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