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Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Patients in Houston, Texas, by Spoligotyping
1 Feb 2000
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates (n = 1,429) from 1,283 patients collected as part of an ongoing population-based tuberculosis epidemiology study in Houston, Texas, were analyzed by spoligotyping and IS6110 profiling. The isolates were also assigned to one of three major genetic groups on the basis of nucleotide polymorphisms located at codons 463 and 95 in the genes (katG and gyrA) encoding...
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