Evaluation of the GenoType MTBC assay for differentiating 120 clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-152

  Neonakis, I K ^a   Gitti, Z ^a   Petinaki, E ^a   Maraki, S ^a   Spandidos, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOASSAY; EVALUATION; GENE PROBE; GENOTYPE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33846814926     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0255-y     Document Type: Article

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