title: Molecular differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains without IS6110 insertions.
abstract: By using standard restriction fragment length polymorphism, 6 zero-copy IS6110 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were identified from 1180 Maryland isolates as part of the National Tuberculosis Genotyping and Surveillance Network Project. By using various genotyping methods, we demonstrated that this zero band cluster can be differentiated into six genotypes.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0022, USA.
authors.forename: Kerry H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lok
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Benjamin
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kimerling
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pruitt
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lathan
authors.forename: Jafar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Razeq
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cronin
authors.forename: Nancy E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Dunlap
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D021901:DNA, Intergenic / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland / Q000453:epidemiology; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000235:genetics; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D021901:DNA, Intergenic; D009841:Oligonucleotides