Detection of a previously unamplified spacer within the DR locus of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Epidemiological implications

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1231-1234

  Filliol, Ingrid ^a   Sola, Christophe ^a   Rastogi, Nalin ^a,b  

^a Institut Pasteur de Guadeloupe   (Guadeloupe)

^b Unite de la Tuberculose et des Mycobacteries   (Guadeloupe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HYBRIDIZATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034048783     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.3.1231-1234.2000     Document Type: Article

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