@article {3,
	title = {Comparative nucleotide sequence analysis of polymorphic variable-number tandem-repeat Loci in Mycobacterium ulcerans.},
	journal = {J Clin Microbiol},
	volume = {43},
	year = {2005},
	month = {2005 Oct},
	pages = {5281-4},
	abstract = {<p>We analyzed a set of variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) loci to assess their nucleotide sequence diversity in isolates of three Mycobacterium ulcerans genotypes. Sequence variants in two loci resulted in intraspecies resolution of Southeast Asian and Asian genotypes in contrast to a homogenous sequence composition among African isolates. Nucleotide sequence polymorphism in repeat units can enhance discrimination of VNTR loci.</p>},
	keywords = {Bacterial Typing Techniques, Base Sequence, Genetic Variation, Genotype, Humans, Minisatellite Repeats, Molecular Sequence Data, Mycobacterium ulcerans, Polymorphism, Genetic, Sequence Alignment, Species Specificity},
	issn = {0095-1137},
	doi = {10.1128/JCM.43.10.5281-5284.2005},
	author = {Ablordey, Anthony and Hilty, Markus and Stragier, Pieter and Swings, Jean and Portaels, Fran{\c c}oise}
}
@article {8,
	title = {Identification of a new variable number tandem repeat locus in Mycobacterium ulcerans for potential strain discrimination among African isolates.},
	journal = {Clin Microbiol Infect},
	volume = {13},
	year = {2007},
	month = {2007 Jul},
	pages = {734-6},
	abstract = {<p>Intra-species discrimination in the highly clonal pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans was studied in a diverse collection of isolates by PCR amplification of a short sequence repeat locus containing heterogeneous arrays of tri-nucleotide repeats with an ACC consensus pattern. Post-amplification analysis indicated excellent typeability and identified five M. ulcerans alleles, including a unique Angolan type differentiated for the first time among a genetically conserved cluster of African isolates. These results are consistent with previously investigated independent markers, and provide an additional locus for variable number tandem repeat-based typing of M. ulcerans.</p>},
	keywords = {Africa, Bacterial Typing Techniques, DNA, Bacterial, Humans, Minisatellite Repeats, Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous, Mycobacterium ulcerans, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Species Specificity},
	issn = {1198-743X},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01716.x},
	author = {Ablordey, A and Fonteyne, P-A and Stragier, P and Vandamme, P and Portaels, F}
}
