Predominance of Mycobacterium fortuitum-chelonae complex in Ghatampur Field Area, endemic for leprosy

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 323-330

  Lavania, M ^a   Katoch, K ^b,c   Parashar, D ^d   Sharma, P ^a   Das, R ^a   Chauhan, D S ^a   Sharma, V D ^a   Katoch, V M ^e  

^a Departmentof Microbiology and Molecular Biology

^b Model Rural Health Research Unit   (India)

^c INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (India)

^e GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Characterization; Environmental mycobacteria; Identification; PCR RPLP

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; INDIA; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FLAVESCENS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM VACCAE; NONHUMAN; SOIL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHAPERONIN 60; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INDIA; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RURAL POPULATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 71949116551     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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