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Genetic analysis of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in Ural region, Russian Federation, by MIRU-VNTR genotyping.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Jul 2005
Kovalev S Y, Kamaev E Y, Kravchenko M A, Kurepina N E, Skorniakov S N
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SETTING: The Ural region in Russia is one of the areas most affected by a high incidence of tuberculosis (TB). Molecular epidemiological studies able to trace Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission are of particular significance. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the population of M. tuberculosis strains circulating in the Ural region, to detect the predominant genotypes and to evaluate their phylogenetic relationship...
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