Identification of Mycobacterium kansasii by DNA hybridization.

doi:10.1128/jcm.29.10.2125-2129.1991

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Identification of Mycobacterium kansasii by DNA hybridization.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 1991

Huang Z H, Ross B C, Dwyer B

Abstract excerpt

A DNA probe specific for Mycobacterium kansasii was obtained from a plasmid clone library of EcoRI-digested genomic DNA. The probe specifically identified culture-confirmed isolates of M. kansasii and isolates in cultures of environmental water samples. In an attempt to distinguish between isolat...

Topics

Australia
DNA Probes
DNA, Bacterial
Disease Outbreaks
Genetic Variation
Humans
Immunoblotting
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Water Microbiology

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