The mtp40 gene is not present in all strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2309-2311

  Weil, Alexis ^a   Plikaytis, Bonnie B ^b   Butler, W Ray ^b   Woodley, Charles L ^b   Shinnick, Thomas M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029767038     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2309-2311.1996     Document Type: Article

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