Characterization of the rpsL and rrs genes of streptomycin-resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Japan

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 634-640

  Katsukawa, Chihira ^a   Tamaru, A ^a   Miyata, Y ^a   Abe, C ^b   Makino, M ^c   Suzuki, Y ^a  

^a OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TUBERCULOSIS   (Japan)

^c National Sanatorium Oku Komyoen   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

CLASSIFIEDS; CLINICAL ISOLATES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RESTRICTION DIGESTION;

GENES;

STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; JAPAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030726567     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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