DNA fingerprinting with two probes decreases clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1140-1146

  Burman, William J ^a   Reves, Randall R ^b   Hawkes, Allison P ^b   Rietmeijer, Cornelis A ^b   Yang, Zhenhua ^b   El Hajj, Hiyam ^b   Bates, Joseph H ^b   Cave, M Donald ^b  

^a DENVER PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PROBE; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030948589     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.3.9117000     Document Type: Article

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