Bacteriophage-based tests for tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 149-150

  Pai, M ^a,b   Kalantri, S P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUCIFERASE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REPORTER GENE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 23944448546     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.16584     Document Type: Editorial

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