| molecular characterization of neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in almaty, kazakhstan, by vntr analysis, opa-typing and ng-mast. | in the present study, new variable number tandem repeats (vntr) loci in the neisseria gonorrhoeae genome were identified in silico. vntr analysis scheme using pcr and agarose or polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was developed based on nine vntr loci with various degrees of polymorphism. the method was used to genotype a collection of 48 isolates, obtained from patients with gonorrhea in almaty, kazakhstan during the period from december 2008 to november 2009. this collection of isolates was als ... | 2012 | 22333840 |