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Mutations in the rpoB gene of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Brazil.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2000
Valim A R, Rossetti M L, Ribeiro M O, Zaha A
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in a 69-bp region of the rpoB gene associated with rifampin resistance (Rif(r)) in 100 isolates (82 Rif(r)) from three states of Brazil were studied. Twenty-one different kinds of mutations were identified in the Rif(r) isolates, and six new alleles are described.
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