Highly structured genetic diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis population in Djibouti

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1023-1026

  Godreuil, S ^a,b   Renaud, F ^b   Choisy, M ^b   Depina, J J ^c,d   Garnotel, E ^c,d   Morillon, M ^c   Van de Perre, P ^a   Banuls A L ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c LAVERAN MILITARY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Laboratoire de Biologie   (Djibouti)

Author keywords

Djibouti; Genetic diversity; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Population structure; Spoligotyping MIRU VNTR

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOLIGOTYPING; SPUTUM CULTURE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77954746509     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03025.x     Document Type: Article

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