Identification of non-tuberculous mycobacteria: 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis vs. conventional methods

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-50

  El Amin, Nagwa M ^a   Hanson, Hanna Stina ^c   Pettersson, Berit ^b   Petrini, Björn ^c   Von Stedingk, Lars Victor ^c  

^a National Tuberculosis Programme   (Sudan)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0033978411     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540050164218     Document Type: Article

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