Genotyping of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum strains by multilocus variable number of tandem repeat analysis.
A multilocus variable number of tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) scheme was developed and 44 isolates of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum were typed, including 5 isolates recovered during a clinical trial. The MLVA scheme generated 19 profiles and proved to be a fast, reliable and relatively cheap typing method.
Institut des nutraceutiques et aliments fonctionnels (INAF), Département des Sciences des aliments et de nutrition, Université Laval, QC, Canada.
Sébastien
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Matamoros
Patricia
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Savard
Denis
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Roy
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D039941:Bifidobacteriales Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D058889:Molecular Typing / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors