Allele-specific PCR method based on pncA and oxyR sequences for distinguishing Mycobacterium boris from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Intraspecific M. bovis pncA sequence polymorphism

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 239-242

  Espinosa De Los Monteros, Luz Elena ^a,e   Galán, Juan Carlos ^a   Gutiérrez, Montserrat ^c   Samper, Sofía ^d   García Marín, Juan F ^c   Martín, Carlos ^d   Domínguez, Lucas ^b   De Rafael, Luis ^a   Baquero, Fernando ^a   Gómez Mampaso, Enrique ^a   Blázquez, Jesús ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO FEDERICO GÓMEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINAMIDASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME INACTIVATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BORIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 2642713342     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.1.239-242.1998     Document Type: Article

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