rpoB gene mutations in rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in the Aegean Region of Turkey

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 442-445

  Avkan Oguz, V ^a   Eroglu, C ^b   Guneri, S ^c   Yapar, N ^a   Oztop, A ^c   Sanic, A ^b   Yuce, A ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c Region Tuberculosis Laboratory   (Turkey)

Author keywords

M. tubercolosis; Rifampin; rpoBgene mutations

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 8544278908     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2004.16.5.442     Document Type: Article

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