Analysis of genetic polymorphism in the phospholipase region of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1190-1195

  Vera Cabrera, Lucio ^a,b   Howard, Susan T ^a   Laszlo, Adalbert ^a   Johnson, Wendy M ^a  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

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

EID: 0030909009     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1190-1195.1997     Document Type: Article

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