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Evolution of the IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism pattern during the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2002
Warren R M, van der Spuy G D, Richardson M, Beyers N, Booysen C, Behr M A, van Helden P D
Abstract excerpt
Interpretation of the molecular epidemiological data of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is dependent on the validity of the assumptions that have been made. It is assumed that the IS6110 banding pattern is sufficiently stable to define epidemiological events representing ongoing transmission. However,...
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