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Molecular Characteristics of Strains of the Cameroon Family, the Major Group of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in a Country with a High Prevalence of Tuberculosis
1 Nov 2004
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A preliminary investigation of the genetic biodiversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains in Cameroon, a country with a high prevalence of tuberculosis, described a group of closely related M. tuberculosis strains (the Cameroon family) currently responsible for more than 40% of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases. Here, we used various molecular methods to study the genetic characteristics of...
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