Direct Detection and Identification of<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>and<i>Mycobacterium bovis</i>in Bovine Samples by a Novel Nested PCR Assay: Correlation with Conventional Techniques

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis infect animals and humans. Their epidemiology in developed and developing countries differs, owing to differences in the implementation of preventive measures (World Health Organization, 1999). Identification and differentiation of these closely related mycobacterial species would help to determine the source, reservoirs of infection, and disease burden due to diverse...

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