M. Merker* 1 , T. Kohl 2 , J. Kalinowski 2 , S. Ruesch-Gerdes 3 , L. Truebe 1 , A. Roetzer 1 , S. Niemann 1 1 Forschungszentrum Borstel, Molekulare Mykobakteriologie, Borstel, Deutschland 2 University of Bielefeld, CEBITEC, Bielefeld, Deutschland 3 Forschungszentrum Borstel, National Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Borstel, Deutschland Background: Transmission and phylogenetic background of clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates can be analyzed by genotyping techniques (IS6110 DNA fingerprinting, spoligotyping, MIRU-VNTR typing).