Genotyping of <it>Bacillus anthracis </it>strains based on automated capillary 25-loci Multiple Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeats Analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The genome of <it>Bacillus anthracis</it>, the etiological agent of anthrax, is highly monomorphic which makes differentiation between strains difficult. A Multiple Locus Variable-number tandem repeats (VNTR) Analysis (ML...

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Main Authors: Ciervo Alessandra, Carattoli Alessandra, De Santis Riccardo, Gorgé Olivier, le Doujet Claudine, Vaissaire Josée, Ciammaruconi Andrea, Valjevac Samina, Faggioni Giovanni, Lista Florigio, Fasanella Antonio, Orsini Francesco, D'Amelio Raffaele, Pourcel Christine, Cassone Antonio, Vergnaud Gilles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/6/33