Background During the last few years, PCR-based methods have been developed to
simplify and reduce the time required for genotyping Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) by …

Objectives The proportion of tuberculosis cases in a population that are clustered (ie share
identical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis) reflects ongoing M. tuberculosis …

Background There is a perception that genomic differences in the species/lineages of the
nine species making the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) may affect the …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease with a complex epidemiology. Therefore,
molecular typing (genotyping) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains is of …

Among various genotyping methods to study Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC)
genotypic polymorphism, spoligotyping and mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units …

The control of tuberculosis depends on the identification and treatment of infectious patients
and their contacts, who are currently identified through a combined approach of genotyping …

Australia has a low tuberculosis incidence rate with most cases occurring among recent
immigrants. Given suboptimal cluster resolution achieved with 24-locus mycobacterium …

Molecular typing based on variable-number tandem repeats (VNTR) analysis is a promising
tool for identifying transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, the currently …

Background Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is becoming an important part of
epidemiological investigations of infectious diseases due to greater resolution and cost …

Abstract Background The Direct Repeat locus of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
(MTC) is a member of the CRISPR (Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic …