Characterization of Mycobacterium orygis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1708-1709

  Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C ^a   van Helden, Paul D ^a   Warren, Robin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) B;

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ORYGIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84866652627     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1810.120569     Document Type: Letter

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