Differentiation among members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by molecular and biochemical features: Evidence for two pyrazinamide- susceptible subtypes of M. bovis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 152-157

  Niemann, Stefan ^a   Richter, Elvira ^a   Rüsch Gerdes, Sabine ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; THIOPHEN 2 CARBOXYLIC ACID HYDRAZIDE; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PYRAZINAMIDE; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0033987697     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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