<it>Brucella </it>'HOOF-Prints': strain typing by multi-locus analysis of variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Currently, there are very few tools available for subtyping <it>Brucella </it>isolates for epidemiological trace-back. Subtyping is difficult because of the genetic homogeneity within the genus. Sequencing of the genomes...

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Main Authors: Halling Shirley M, Ewalt Darla R, Bricker Betsy J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/3/15