Analysis of rpsL and rrs mutations in Beijing and non-Beijing streptomycin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Singapore

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 287-289

  Sun, Y J ^a   Luo, J T ^b   Wong, S Y ^a   Lee, A S G ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Beijing genotype; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; RpsL mutations; Rrs mutations; Streptomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN S12; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGAPORE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 76749140518     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02800.x     Document Type: Article

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