A duplex real-time PCR assay for detection of mutT4 and mutT2 mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis of Beijing genotype

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-204

  Rindi, Laura ^a   Lari, Nicoletta ^a   Garzelli, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beijing; MutT genes; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77951978658     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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