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Background: Variable number of tandem repeats (VNTRs) that are widely distributed in the genome of Yersinia pestis proved to be useful markers for the genotyping and source-tracing of this notorious pathogen.In this study, we probed into the features of VNTRs in the Y.pestis genome and developed a simple hierarchical genotyping system based on optimized VNTR loci.