Spoligotype Variation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Prevailing in Korea

Joint Authors

Song, Seung-Eun
Kim, Dong Hyeok
Kim, Seong-Han
Park, Mi-Sun
Park, Sang-Hee
Lee, Kil-Soo

Source

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Issue

Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2020-12-31

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

Biology

Abstract EN

Tuberculosis (TB) is an ongoing global health problem, including in South Korea.

To manage TB efficiently, it is necessary to understand the epidemiology, transmission route, and characteristics of prevailing Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains.

In this study, we investigated microevolutions over time in the spoligotype patterns of M.

tuberculosis isolated from TB patients in Korea.

We collected 1,055 clinical M.

tuberculosis isolates from 16 provinces in Korea from 1994 to 2006 and analyzed them by spoligotyping.

We observed 26 subfamilies, including two large predominant families: a Beijing family (72.7%) and the T family (19.1%).

Specifically, the abundance of spoligotype SIT269 from the Beijing-like subfamily significantly increased in the 2000s relative to the 1990s in Korea.

This study provides an overview of the M.

tuberculosis genotype trends over time in Korea.

These data also indicate that we should consider the influence of the newly growing SIT269 subtype identified in the Beijing family.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Song, Seung-Eun& Kim, Dong Hyeok& Kim, Seong-Han& Park, Mi-Sun& Park, Sang-Hee& Lee, Kil-Soo. 2020. Spoligotype Variation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Prevailing in Korea. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139202

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Song, Seung-Eun…[et al.]. Spoligotype Variation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Prevailing in Korea. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139202

American Medical Association (AMA)

Song, Seung-Eun& Kim, Dong Hyeok& Kim, Seong-Han& Park, Mi-Sun& Park, Sang-Hee& Lee, Kil-Soo. Spoligotype Variation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Prevailing in Korea. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139202

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1139202