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Antimicrobial agent susceptibilities of Legionella pneumophila MLVA-8 genotypes [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2019
AbstractLegionella pneumophila causes human lung infections resulting in severe pneumonia. High-resolution genotyping of L. pneumophila isolates can be achieved by multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA-8). Legionella infections in humans occur as a result of inhalation of bacteria-containing aerosols, thus, our aim was to study ...
Yehonatan Sharaby, Orna Nitzan, Ingrid Brettar, Manfred G. Höfle, Avi Peretz, Malka Halpern   +5 more
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Development and application of MLVA methods as a tool for inter-laboratory surveillance [PDF]

Eurosurveillance, 2013
Multiple-locus variable-number of tandem-repeats analysis (MLVA) has emerged as a valuable method for subtyping bacterial pathogens and has been adopted in many countries as a critical component of their laboratory-based surveillance. Lack of harmonisation and standardisation of the method, however, has made comparison of results generated in different
Nadon, C A, Trees, E, Ng, L K, Møller Nielsen, E, Reimer, A, Maxwell, N, Kubota, K A, Gerner-Smidt, P, Wain, John   +8 more
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Multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis for Streptococcus pneumoniae: comparison with PFGE and MLST. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
In the era of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, surveillance of pneumococcal disease and carriage remains of utmost importance as important changes may occur in the population.
Karin E M Elberse, Sónia Nunes, Raquel Sá-Leão, Han G J van der Heide, Leo M Schouls   +4 more
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MLVA-NET – a standardised web database for bacterial genotyping and surveillance [PDF]

Eurosurveillance, 2008
Strain typing is an important aid to surveillance networks and outbreak investigations of infectious diseases [1]. MLVA (Multilocus VNTR Analysis, with VNTR standing for Variable Number of Tandem Repeats) has emerged as a highly discriminatory and widely applicable genotyping method that is now being applied for strain tracking in a growing number of ...
G, Guigon, J, Cheval, R, Cahuzac, S, Brisse   +3 more
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Evaluation and selection of tandem repeat loci for a Brucella MLVA typing assay [PDF]

BMC Microbiology, 2006
Abstract Background The classification of Brucella into species and biovars relies on phenotypic characteristics and sometimes raises difficulties in the interpretation of the results due to an absence of standardization of the typing reagents. In addition, the resolution of this biotyping is moderate and requires the
Le Fleche, Philippe, Jacques, Isabelle, Grayon, Maggy, Al Dahouk, Sascha, Bouchon, Patrick, Denoeud, France, Nöckler, Karsten, Neubauer, Heinrich, Guilloteau, Laurence, Vergnaud, Gilles   +9 more
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Whole Genome Sequencing for Tracing Geographical Origin of Imported Cases of Human Brucellosis in Sweden

Microorganisms, 2019
Human infections with Brucella melitensis are occasionally reported in Sweden, despite the fact that the national flocks of sheep and goats are officially free from brucellosis. The aim of our study was to analyze 103 isolates of B.
Lorena Sacchini, Tara Wahab, Elisabetta Di Giannatale, Katiuscia Zilli, Anna Abass, Giuliano Garofolo, Anna Janowicz   +6 more
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Prevalence and genetic distribution of Legionella spp. in public bath facilities in Kobe City, Japan

Journal of Water and Health, 2023
Legionella is an important waterborne pathogen that causes legionellosis. Public baths are considered the primary cause of legionellosis infection in Japan. We investigated the prevalence and genetic distribution of 338 Legionella spp.
Shoko Komatsu, Shinobu Tanaka, Noriko Nakanishi   +2 more
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Proof-of-concept study for successful inter-laboratory comparison of MLVA results [PDF]

Eurosurveillance, 2013
Multiple-locus variable-number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA) is widely used for typing of pathogens. Methods such as MLVA based on determining DNA fragment size by the use of capillary electrophoresis have an inherent problem as a considerable offset between measured and real (sequenced) lengths is commonly observed.
J T Larsson, M Torpdahl, Collective MLVA working group, E Møller Nielsen   +3 more
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New genetic markers for Burkholderia pseudomallei strains typing

Инфекция и иммунитет, 2022
Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a serious infectious disease in humans and animals that may be asymptomatic long-term and quickly develop to pneumonia and septicemia in immunocompromised state and due to predisposing ...
Margarita L. Ledenyova, Galina A. Tkachenko, Irina B. Zakharova   +2 more
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High throughput MLVA-16 typing for Brucella based on the microfluidics technology [PDF]

BMC Microbiology, 2011
Abstract Background Brucellosis, a zoonosis caused by the genus Brucella, has been eradicated in Northern Europe, Australia, the USA and Canada, but remains endemic in most areas of the world. The strain and biovar typing of Brucella field samples isolated in outbreaks is useful for tracing back source of infection ...
Di Giannatale Elisabetta, Gentile Bernardina, Fillo Silvia, Faggioni Giovanni, Ciammaruconi Andrea, De Santis Riccardo, Ancora Massimo, Lista Florigio   +7 more
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