A tandem repeats database for bacterial genomes: application to the genotyping of <it>Yersinia pestis</it> and <it>Bacillus anthracis</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Some pathogenic bacteria are genetically very homogeneous, making strain discrimination difficult. In the last few years, tandem repeats have been increasingly recognized as markers of choice for genotyping a number of pathogens. The...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2001-03-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/1/2 |