title: Spacer oligonucleotide typing of bacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: recommendations for standardised nomenclature.
abstract: Spacer oligonucleotide typing (spoligotyping) is widely used for differentiation of bacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. However, the absence of any standardised method for concise description of spoligotypes makes it difficult to compare the results from different laboratories. This paper describes unambiguous, interconvertible systems for the designation of spoligotype patterns, the adoption of which will be beneficial to mycobacterial research.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK. j.dale@surrey.ac.uk
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Dale
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brittain
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cataldi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cousins
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Driscoll
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heersma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lillebaek
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Quitugua
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Skuce
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sola
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Soolingen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vincent
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification*; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D012703:Serotyping; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D009841:Oligonucleotides