Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis of 201 Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates from Beijing, China, from 2008 to 2011

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Feb;51(2):636-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02567-12. Epub 2012 Dec 5.

Abstract

A total of 201 Mycoplasma pneumoniae clinical isolates from Beijing, China, isolated from 2008 to 2011, were clustered into 16 multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) types, of which 6 new MLVA types have never been reported previously. Type 1 isolates based on p1 gene genotyping were mainly MLVA types E, J, P, U, and X. There was no correlation between macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae and their MLVA type.

MeSH terms

  • China
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Minisatellite Repeats / genetics*
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing*
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae / classification*
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae / genetics*
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / microbiology*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S