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[Genotyping of rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates by mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) analysis].
Mikrobiyoloji bulteni - 1 Jul 2007
Cavuşoğlu Cengiz, Karataş Eylem, Söyler Ilknur
Abstract excerpt
Molecular typing methods have greatly enhanced our understanding on epidemiology of tuberculosis and allowed us to identify outbreaks and intertransmission within populations. Recently, a set of 12 variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR), designated mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units (MIRU), has been described as being useful for the typing of M. tuberculosis. In this study, 26 rifampin (RIF) resistant M....
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