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Short tandem repeat sequences in the Mycoplasma genitalium genome and their use in a multilocus genotyping system

Liang Ma1 email, Stephanie Taylor1 email, Jørgen S Jensen2 email, Leann Myers3 email, Rebecca Lillis1 email and David H Martin1 email

Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA

Mycoplasma Laboratory, Statens Serum Institut, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark

Department of Biostatistics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA

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BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:130doi:10.1186/1471-2180-8-130

Published: 29 July 2008

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Relationship between repeat copy number and prevalence of mixed STR alleles.

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Analysis of plasmid clones from selected M. genitalium specimens.

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Discriminatory power of various genetic markers for M. genitalium.

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