IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and H37Ra

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 281-286

  Lari, Nicoletta ^a   Rindi, Laura ^a   Lami, Cristiana ^a   Garzelli, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

IS6110; M. tuberculosis; RFLP; Transposition; Virulence

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUTAGENESIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0033134822     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1998.0270     Document Type: Article

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