title: Multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis as a molecular tool for subtyping and phylogenetic analysis of bacterial pathogens.
authors.affiliation: The Central Region Laboratory, Center for Reasearch and Diagnostics, Centers for Disease Control, Taichung, Taiwan. nipmcsc@cdc.gov.tw
authors.forename: Chien-Shun
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chiou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000235:genetics*; D056426:Genetic Loci / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences / Q000235:genetics*