Oligonucleotide (GTG)5 as an epidemiological tool in the study of nontuberculous mycobacteria

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dc.contributor.authorCilliers F.J.
dc.contributor.authorWarren R.M.
dc.contributor.authorHauman J.H.
dc.contributor.authorWiid I.J.F.
dc.contributor.authorVan Helden P.D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:56:58Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:56:58Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractAnalysis of restriction fragment length polymorphisms in the genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (DNA fingerprinting) has proved to be a useful epidemiological tool in the study of tuberculosis within populations or communities. However, to date, no similar method has been developed to study the epidemiology of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). In this communication, we report that a simple oligonucleotide repeat, (GTG)5 can be used to accurately genotype all species and strains of NTM tested. We suggest that this technology is an easily applied and accurate tool which can be used for the study of the epidemiology of NTM.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Clinical Microbiology
dc.identifier.citation35
dc.identifier.citation6
dc.identifier.issn951137
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10142
dc.subjectoligonucleotide
dc.subjectacquired immune deficiency syndrome
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectdna fingerprinting
dc.subjectgenome
dc.subjectgenotype
dc.subjectmycobacteriosis
dc.subjectmycobacterium
dc.subjectnonhuman
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectrestriction fragment length polymorphism
dc.subjectDeoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
dc.subjectDNA Fingerprinting
dc.subjectDNA, Bacterial
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMycobacterium
dc.subjectMycobacterium Infections
dc.subjectOligodeoxyribonucleotides
dc.subjectPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
dc.subjectReproducibility of Results
dc.subjectCorynebacterineae
dc.subjectMycobacterium
dc.subjectMycobacterium tuberculosis
dc.titleOligonucleotide (GTG)5 as an epidemiological tool in the study of nontuberculous mycobacteria
dc.typeArticle
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