Features of Variable Number of Tandem Repeats in Yersinia pestis and the Development of a Hierarchical Genotyping Scheme

Yanjun Li; Yujun Cui; Baizhong Cui; Yanfeng Yan; Xianwei Yang; Haidong Wang; Zhizhen Qi; Qingwen Zhang; Xiao Xiao; Zhaobiao Guo; Cong Ma; Jing Wang; Yajun Song; Ruifu Yang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066567

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Features of Variable Number of Tandem Repeats in Yersinia pestis and the Development of a Hierarchical Genotyping Scheme

Yanjun Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yanjun Li, Yujun Cui, Baizhong Cui

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China, Laboratory Department, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yujun Cui ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yanjun Li, Yujun Cui, Baizhong Cui

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Baizhong Cui ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yanjun Li, Yujun Cui, Baizhong Cui

Affiliation Qinghai Institute for Endemic Diseases Prevention and Control, Xining, China
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Yanfeng Yan,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Xianwei Yang,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Haidong Wang,

Affiliation Laboratory Department, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Zhizhen Qi,

Affiliation Qinghai Institute for Endemic Diseases Prevention and Control, Xining, China
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Qingwen Zhang,

Affiliation Qinghai Institute for Endemic Diseases Prevention and Control, Xining, China
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Xiao Xiao,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Zhaobiao Guo,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Cong Ma,

Affiliation Laboratory Department, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Jing Wang,

Affiliation Institute of Health Quarantine, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, China
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Yajun Song ,

* E-mail: ruifuyang@gmail.com (RY); songyajun88@gmail.com (YS)

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Ruifu Yang

* E-mail: ruifuyang@gmail.com (RY); songyajun88@gmail.com (YS)

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Features of Variable Number of Tandem Repeats in Yersinia pestis and the Development of a Hierarchical Genotyping Scheme

Yanjun Li,
Yujun Cui,
Baizhong Cui,
Yanfeng Yan,
Xianwei Yang,
Haidong Wang,
Zhizhen Qi,
Qingwen Zhang,
Xiao Xiao,
Zhaobiao Guo

Published: June 21, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066567

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