Mutations in the rpoB Gene of Rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Isolated in Brazil and France

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 247-250

  Spindola De Miranda, S ^a   Kritski, A L ^b   Filliol, I ^c   Mabilat, C ^c   Panteix, G ^d   Drouet, E ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c BIOMÉRIEUX   (France)

^d LMM Laboratoire Marcel Merieux   (France)

^e UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Brazil; France; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Rifampicin resistant; rpoB gene

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RIFAMPICIN; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BRAZIL; DRUG EFFECT; FRANCE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; BRAZIL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FRANCE; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MUTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 0035259142     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762001000200019     Document Type: Article

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