Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis analysis of rapidly-growing mycobacteria: an alternative tool for identification and typing
Highlights • Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are opportunistic pathogens associated with outbreaks. • Conventional identification of RGM species is laborious and uncertain. • Molecular techniques provide relevant information on diagnosis and clonality. • Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE) w...
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Published in | International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 42; no. C; pp. 11 - 16 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Canada
Elsevier Ltd
01.01.2016
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Highlights • Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are opportunistic pathogens associated with outbreaks. • Conventional identification of RGM species is laborious and uncertain. • Molecular techniques provide relevant information on diagnosis and clonality. • Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE) was found to be a powerful tool for the identification and typing of epidemic RGM species. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1201-9712 1878-3511 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.11.010 |