Bordetella pertussis clones identified by multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis.
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SUBMITTER: Kurniawan J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2957989 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb
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Bordetella pertussis clones identified by multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis.
Kurniawan Jacob J Maharjan Ram P RP Chan Wai Fong WF Reeves Peter R PR Sintchenko Vitali V Gilbert Gwendolyn L GL Mooi Frits R FR Lan Ruiting R
Emerging infectious diseases 20100201 2
Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) of 316 Bordetella pertussis isolates collected over 40 years from Australia and 3 other continents identified 66 MLVA types (MTs), including 6 predominant MTs. Typing of genes encoding acellular vaccine antigens showed changes that may be vaccine driven in 2 MTs prevalent in Australia. ...[more]
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