Characterization of Mycobacterium avium complex related mycobacteria isolated from an African environment and patients with AIDS

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 200-207

  Fonteyne, P A ^a   Kunze, Z M ^b   De Beenhouwer, H ^a   Dumonceau, J M ^a   Dawson, D J ^c   McFadden, J J ^b   Portaels, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Africa; AIDS; MAC; Mycobacterium intracellulare

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; PHENOTYPE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031047747     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-244.x     Document Type: Article

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