Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from different regions of Italy and Pakistan

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1825-1828

  Sechi, Leonardo A ^a   Zanetti, Stefania ^a   Delogu, Giovanni ^a   Montinaro, Barbara ^a   Sanna, Alberto ^a   Fadda, Giovanni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ITALY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0029975648     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.7.1825-1828.1996     Document Type: Article

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