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Novel mutations within the embB gene in ethambutol-susceptible clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2004
Lee Ann S G, Othman Siti Noor Khadijah, Ho Yu Min, Wong Sin Yew
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Genetic analysis of the embB gene revealed mutations in 17 (68%) of 25 ethambutol (EMB) resistant isolates (M306I, M306V, M306L, Q497R) but also in 4 (20%) of 20 EMB-susceptible isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, namely, an ATG-->ATM substitution resulting in M306I, G406N, and the novel alterations M423I and A659T.
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