Evaluation of genotype MTBC assay for differentiation of clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2672-2675

  Richter, Elvira ^a   Weizenegger, Michael ^b   Rüsch Gerdes, Sabine ^a   Niemann, Stefan ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^b Laboratory Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; MYCOBACTERIUM AFRICANUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CANETTI; MYCOBACTERIUM MICROTI; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AFRICANUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; MYCOBACTERIUM CANETTII; MYCOBACTERIUM MICROTI; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0037505209     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2672-2675.2003     Document Type: Article

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