Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Israel

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1175-1177

  Ravins, M ^a   Bercovier, H ^a   Chemtob, D ^a   Fishman, Y ^a   Rahav, G ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ISRAEL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOSIS;

DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

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

EID: 0035097597     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.3.1175-1177.2001     Document Type: Article

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