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A tandem repeats database for bacterial genomes: application to the genotyping of Yersinia pestis and Bacillus anthracis |
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| Authors: | Philippe Le Flèche Yolande Hauck Lucie Onteniente Agnès Prieur France Denoeud Vincent Ramisse Patricia Sylvestre Gary Benson Françoise Ramisse Gilles Vergnaud |
| Institution: | 1. Centre d'Etudes du Bouchet, 91710, Vert le Petit, BP3, France 2. Génomes et Minisatellites, Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, Bat 400, Université Paris XI, 91405, Orsay cedex, France 3. Department of Biomathematical Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box1023, New York, USA |
| Abstract: | BackgroundSome pathogenic bacteria are genetically very homogeneous, making strain discrimination difficult. In the last few years, tandem repeats have been increasingly recognized as markers of choice for genotyping a number of pathogens. The rapid evolution of these structures appears to contribute to the phenotypic flexibility of pathogens. The availability of whole-genome sequences has opened the way to the systematic evaluation of tandem repeats diversity and application to epidemiological studies. |
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