Genotypes of Mycobacterium bovis strains isolated from domestic animals and wildlife in Canada in 1985-2015.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.12.005
Abstract: Two internationally recognised and standardised genotyping methods, mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit and variable number tandem repeat analysis (MIRU-VNTR) and spoligotyping, were applied to characterise genetic variations among 137 Mycobacterium bovis isolates recovered from Canadian domestic… read more here.
Keywords: miru vntr; miru; mycobacterium bovis; 1985 2015 ... See more keywords
Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis multiple strains in sputum samples from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in south western Uganda using MIRU-VNTR
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05591-3
Abstract: Infections with multiple strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are now widely recognized as a common occurrence. Identification of patients infected with multiple strains provides both insight into the disease dynamics and the epidemiology of tuberculosis. Analysis… read more here.
Keywords: sputum samples; multiple strains; tuberculosis; pulmonary tuberculosis ... See more keywords
Tracking and responding to an outbreak of tuberculosis using MIRU-VNTR genotyping and whole genome sequencing as epidemiological tools
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DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx075
Abstract: Background We describe an outbreak that contributed to a near doubling of the incidence of tuberculosis in Southampton, UK. We examine the importance of 24 locus mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit variable number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR)… read more here.
Keywords: miru vntr; whole genome; vntr; vntr genotyping ... See more keywords
Comparison of semi‐automated commercial rep‐PCR fingerprinting, spoligotyping, 12‐locus MIRU‐VNTR typing and single nucleotide polymorphism analysis of the embB gene as molecular typing tools for Mycobacterium bovis
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DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000536
Abstract: Purpose. Highly discriminatory genotyping strategies are essential in molecular epidemiological studies of tuberculosis. In this study we evaluated, for the first time, the efficacy of the repetitive sequence‐based PCR (rep‐PCR) DiversiLab Mycobacterium typing kit over… read more here.
Keywords: pcr; miru vntr; rep pcr;
Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates by MIRU-VNTR genotyping and detection of isoniazid resistance by real-time PCR.
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DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001603
Abstract: Introduction. Tuberculosis (TB) is a great public health problem in developing countries such as Egypt. Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates has a prominent role in the field of TB prevention.Aim. This study aimed to evaluate… read more here.
Keywords: tuberculosis; tuberculosis isolates; resistance; real time ... See more keywords
Transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis within family households by DTM-PCR and MIRU-VNTR genotyping
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07188-7
Abstract: Background Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a public health threat. There are few studies on transmission and genotyping of MDR-TB family households in China. This study aimed to investigate transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)… read more here.
Keywords: tuberculosis; miru vntr; family; family households ... See more keywords
Local adaptive evolution of two distinct clades of Beijing and T families of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Chongqing: a Bayesian population structure and phylogenetic study
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DOI: 10.1186/s40249-020-00674-7
Abstract: Beijing sub-pedigree 2 (BSP2) and T sub-lineage 6 (TSL6) are two clades belonging to Beijing and T family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), respectively, defined by Bayesian population structure analysis based on 24-loci mycobacterial interspersed repetitive… read more here.
Keywords: miru vntr; local adaptive; population structure; adaptive evolution ... See more keywords
Evaluation of spoligotyping, SNPs and customised MIRU-VNTR combination for genotyping Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in Madagascar
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186088
Abstract: Background Combining different molecular typing methods for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) can be a powerful tool for molecular epidemiology-based investigation of TB. However, the current standard method that provides high discriminatory power for such a… read more here.
Keywords: miru vntr; vntr; vntr loci; lineage lineage ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the discriminatory power of spoligotyping and 19-locus mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number of tandem repeat analysis (MIRU-VNTR) of Mycobacterium bovis strains isolated from cattle in Algeria
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262390
Abstract: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) caused by Mycobacterium (M.) bovis and M. caprae is a transmissible disease of livestock, notifiable to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). BTB particularly affects cattle and small ruminants and can… read more here.
Keywords: discriminatory power; mycobacterium bovis; vntr; miru vntr ... See more keywords
Developing customized stepwise MIRU-VNTR typing for tuberculosis surveillance in Georgia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264472
Abstract: Introduction Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units–Variable Tandem Repeats (MIRU-VNTR) typing has been widely used for molecular epidemiological studies of tuberculosis (TB). However, genotyping tools for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) may be limiting in some settings due to… read more here.
Keywords: vntr; customized stepwise; vntr typing; miru vntr ... See more keywords
MIRU-VNTR analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Tehran, Sistan-Baluchestan, Kermanshah and Hormozgan during 2014 and 2015.
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DOI: 10.14715/cmb/2017.63.12.5
Abstract: Standard 15-locus Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit Variable Number Tandem Repeat (MIRU-VNTR) typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a valuable instrumentation for TB control. Our knowledge about the genetic diversity of MTB and population structure of… read more here.
Keywords: miru vntr; miru; tehran; mycobacterium tuberculosis ... See more keywords