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SUBMITTER: Wong YL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3421802 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wong Y L YL Ong C S CS Ngeow Y F YF
Journal of clinical microbiology 20120703 9
A variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) typing assay for the differentiation of Mycobacterium abscessus strains was developed. This assay showed complete reproducibility, locus stability, and a discriminatory power (Hunter-Gaston discriminatory index [HGDI] of 0.9563) that is superior to that of multilocus sequencing. It is a promising tool for the investigation of Mycobacterium abscessus epidemiology and nosocomial outbreaks. ...[more]