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A first insight into the genetic diversity and population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Zonguldak, Turkey.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2008
Aktaş E, Zozio T, Cömert F B, Külah C, Aydin O, Rastogi N, Sola C
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This study evaluated the molecular epidemiology and biodiversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Zonguldak, Turkey, and investigated the presence and significance of the LAM7-TUR clone by spoligotyping and mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) analysis. In total, 128 isolates were tested by spoligotyping; 25 selected isolates representative of the LAM7-TUR...
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