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[Molecular identification using Spoligotyping of strains from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolated from the Hospital Fernando Fonseca].
Revista portuguesa de pneumologia - 1 Jan 2000
David Suzana, Portugal Clara, Antunes Abílio, Cardoso Angela, Calado Ana, Barros Vanessa, Sancho Luísa
Abstract excerpt
Spoligotyping was used in the genotyping of 219 isolates of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, from patients of the Hospital Fernando Fonseca. This technique, based on PCR methodology, analyses a region of the chromosome specific of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, the DR locus (Direct Repeat). With the aid of an international database, we showed that the predominant Spoligotypes belonged to the LAM...
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