Stability of IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in actual chains of transmission

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2563-2567

  Niemann, Stefan ^a   Rüsch Gerdes, Sabine ^a   Richter, Elvira ^a   Thielen, Heiko ^b   Heykes Uden, Helga ^c   Diel, Roland ^d  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^b Niedersachsisches L   (Germany)

^c Gesundheitsamt Hannover   (Germany)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENE INSERTION; GERMANY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0342646901     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.7.2563-2567.2000     Document Type: Article

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