Draft genome sequence of the first isolate of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Malaysia

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Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ng, Kee Peng ^a   Yew, Su Mei ^a   Chan, Chai Ling ^a   Chong, Jennifer ^a   Tang, Soo Nee ^a   Soo Hoo, Tuck Soon ^a   Na, Shiang Ling ^a   Hassan, Hamimah ^a   Ngeow, Yun Fong ^a   Hoh, Chee Choong ^b   Lee, Kok Wei ^b   Yee, Wai Yan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Codon Genomics SB ^*  (Malaysia)

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EID: 84995920373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00056-12     Document Type: Article

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