title: Multilocus sequence typing of Mycobacterium xenopi.
abstract: Mycobacterium xenopi is an opportunistic mycobacterial pathogen of increasing clinical importance. Surveillance of M. xenopi is hampered by the absence of tools for genotyping and molecular epidemiology. In this study, we describe the development and evaluation of an effective multilocus sequence typing strategy for M. xenopi.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory, Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, Regina, SK, Canada.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Theodore K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Marras
authors.affiliation: Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Jennifer H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada University of Toronto, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Samia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.affiliation: Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada University of Toronto, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Julianne V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Kus
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Hafid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soualhine
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Escuyer
authors.affiliation: Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Warshauer
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Sarah K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Brode
authors.affiliation: Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.affiliation: Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada University of Toronto, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Toronto, ON, Canada Frances.Jamieson@oahpp.ca.
authors.forename: Frances B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Jamieson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology / Q000379:methods; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing / Q000379:methods*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D019912:Mycobacterium xenopi / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*