Analysis of ahpC gene mutations in isoniazid-resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2057-2058

  Kelley, Cynthia L ^a   Rouse, David A ^a   Morris, Sheldon L ^a  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030868749     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.9.2057     Document Type: Article

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