Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Differentiation of Tuberculosis Strains in a Population with Mainly Beijing-family Strains

Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy*, Krishna Gopaul*, Yanina Balabanova*†, Timothy Brown*, Ivan Fedorin†, and Francis Drobniewski*

Author affiliations: *Barts and the London School of Medicine, University of London, London, United Kingdom; †Samara Regional Tuberculosis Service, Samara, Russia

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PCR analysis of VNTR3232 locus. Lane 1, 2 repeats; lane 2, 3 repeats; lane 3, 4 repeats; lane 4, 6 repeats; lane 5, 7 repeats; lane 6, 10 repeats; lane 7, 11 repeats; lane 8, 12 repeats; lane 9, 13 repeats; lane 10, 14 repeats; lane 11, 15 repeats; lane 12, 16 repeats; lane 13, 17 repeats; lane 14, 20 repeats. Lanes 1–5, strains other than Beijing; lanes 6–14, Beijing strains. M, molecular weight markers.

Figure. PCR analysis of VNTR3232 locus. Lane 1, 2 repeats; lane 2, 3 repeats; lane 3, 4 repeats; lane 4, 6 repeats; lane 5, 7 repeats; lane 6, 10 repeats; lane 7, 11 repeats; lane 8, 12 repeats; lane 9, 13 repeats; lane 10, 14 repeats; lane 11, 15 repeats; lane 12, 16 repeats; lane 13, 17 repeats; lane 14, 20 repeats. Lanes 1–5, strains other than Beijing; lanes 6–14, Beijing strains. M, molecular weight markers.

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