Gta9

: Link specific bacterial strains to certain geographic regions, such as Brazil or Madagascar.

: Assist in high-resolution genotyping to better understand how drug-resistant leprosy spreads. The Role of GTA9 in Modern Research : Link specific bacterial strains to certain geographic

Researchers use GTA9 because it is "highly polymorphic," meaning the number of repeats changes frequently enough to create distinct genetic "fingerprints" for different bacterial strains. This allows scientists to: : Link specific bacterial strains to certain geographic

GTA9 is a locus found in the genome of Mycobacterium leprae , the bacterium responsible for leprosy. VNTRs are short sequences of DNA that repeat multiple times; the number of repeats varies between different strains of the bacteria. : Link specific bacterial strains to certain geographic

: Determine if two patients were infected by the same source.