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Molecular features of Mycobacterium avium human isolates carrying a single copy of IS1245 and IS1311 per genome.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Jul 2007
Murcia Martha I, García María J, Otal Isabel, Gómez Ana B, Menéndez M Carmen
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Human clinical isolates of the Mycobacterium avium complex, from hospitals in Bogotá, were studied using a wide range of molecular tests including PCR restriction-enzyme analysis (PRA) of the hsp65 gene. Up to 21 of the isolates were identified as M. avium PRA variant III (Mav III), a variant obtained only from isolates on the American continent. In contrast to previous reports, restriction fragment length...
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