Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the IS900 sequence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis are strain type specific
July 1st, 2009
Investigation article published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Insertion sequence IS900 is used as a target for the identification of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Previous reports have revealed single nucleotide polymorphisms within IS900. This study, which analyzed the IS900 sequences of a panel of isolates representing M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis strain types I, II, and III, revealed conserved type-specific polymorphisms that could be utilized as a tool for diagnostic and epidemiological purposes
Castellanos E., Aranaz A., de Juan L., Alvarez J., Rodriguez S., Romero B., Bezos J., Stevenson K., Mateos A. and Dominguez L..
