embB gene mutations associated with ethambutol resistance in Indian strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1512-1517

  Garg, Ankita ^a   Srivastava, Shashikant ^a   Ayyagari, Archana ^a   Katoch, Vishwa M ^b   Dhole, Tapan N ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

embB gene; Ethambutol; Mutation; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33846242571     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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