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DNA Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium leprae Strains Using Variable Number Tandem Repeat (VNTR) - Fragment Length Analysis (FLA)
Published on: July 15, 2011
Molecular genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Mie Prefecture, Japan, using variable numbers of tandem repeats
Yuhki Nagai1, Yoshito Iwade, Eri Hayakawa
1Mie Prefecture Health and Environment Research Institute, 3684-11 Sakura, Yokkaichi City, Mie, Japan. nagaiy02@pref.mie.jp
Abstract:
The variable numbers of tandem repeats (VNTR) analysis is a method frequently employed as a molecular epidemiological tool for Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic fingerprinting. In this study, we characterized the population of M. tuberculosis circulating in Mie Prefecture, Japan, and assessed the utility of the proposed JATA12- and 15-VNTR analyses of 158 M. tuberculosis clinical isolates using 25 VNTR loci. The results revealed that the ancient Beijing sublineage is the most prevalent M. tuberculosis strain in Mie Prefecture, accounting for 85.0% of 113 Beijing lineage isolates. Our results also showed that JATA-VNTR using well-selected loci is as reliable as standardized 15-locus MIRU-VNTR. Furthermore, JATA15-VNTR analysis reliably improved the discriminatory power compared with basic JATA12-VNTR analysis. In summary, our data suggest that JATA-VNTR is a useful tool for discrimination of M. tuberculosis in areas where ancient Beijing strains are frequently isolated.
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