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Strain classification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis : congruence between large sequence polymorphisms and spoligotypes

Kato-Maeda M., and Gagneux, S. and Flores, L. L. and Kim, E. Y. and Small, P. M. and Desmond, E. P. and Hopewell, P. C.. (2011) Strain classification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis : congruence between large sequence polymorphisms and spoligotypes. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol. 15, H. 1. pp. 131-133.

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Abstract

Spoligotyping is used in molecular epidemiological studies, and signature patterns have identified strain families. However, homoplasy occurs in the markers used for spoligotyping, which could lead to identical spoligotypes in phylogenetically unrelated strains. We determined the accuracy of strain classification based on spoligotyping using the six large sequence and single nucleotide polymorphisms-defined lineages as a gold standard. Of 919 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates, 870 (95%) were classified into a spoligotype family. Strains from a particular spoligotype family belonged to the same lineage. We did not find convergence to the same spoligotype. Spoligotype families appear to be sub-lineages within the main lineages
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) > Tuberculosis Ecology and Evolution Unit (Gagneux)
UniBasel Contributors:Gagneux, Sebastien
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:IUATLD
ISSN:1027-3719
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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