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Genetic diversity in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium avium complex from Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.
Microbes and infection - 1 Nov 2004
Koivula Tuija, Cristea-Fernström Mariana, Chryssanthou Erja, Petrini Björn, Källenius Gunilla
Abstract excerpt
Isolates of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) were cultured from sputum samples obtained from patients in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Twenty-eight isolates hybridising with MAC probe (AccuProbe) were further characterised by different molecular techniques: hybridisation with species-specific probes (AccuProbe) for M. avium and M. intracellulare, partial sequencing of 16S rRNA gene and PCR detection of the DT1-DT6...
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