The genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in thailand studied by amplification of DNA segments containing direct repetitive sequences

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-159

  Namwat, W ^a   Luangsuk, P ^b   Palittapongarnpim, Prasit ^c  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Polymerase chain reaction; Repetitive sequences; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; REPETITIVE DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THAILAND;

BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; THAILAND; TUBERCULOSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031929804     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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