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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Mycobacterium africanum isolates from West Africa.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 1999

Frothingham R, Strickland P L, Bretzel G, Ramaswamy S, Musser J M, Williams D L

Abstract excerpt

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex includes M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. africanum, and M. microti. Most clinical isolates are M. tuberculosis or M. bovis. These species can be distinguished by phenotypes and genotypes. However, there is no simple definition of M. africanum, and some authors question the validity of this species. We analyzed 17 human isolates from Sierra Leone, identified as M. africanum by...

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Codon
DNA, Bacterial
Genotype
Humans
Introns
Minisatellite Repeats
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Phenotype
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Polymorphism, Genetic

Sierra Leone

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PMID: 10325347
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.37.6.1921-1926.1999
PMCID: PMC84985

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