Evaluation of the selected 12-locus MIRU for genotyping Beijing family Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Korea

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 499-505

  Kang, Heeyoon ^a   Ryoo, Sungweon ^a   Park, Youngkil ^a   Lew, Woojin ^a  

^a Korean Institute of Tuberculosis   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Genotype; Interspersed repetitive sequences; Korea; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 76049120171     PISSN: 17383536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2009.67.6.499     Document Type: Article

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