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[Differentiation of species within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by molecular techniques].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Nov 2009
Herrera-León Laura, Pozuelo-Díaz Rodolfo, Molina Moreno Tamara, Valverde Cobacho Azucena, Saiz Vega Pilar, Jiménez Pajares María Soledad
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INTRODUCTION: The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex includes the following species: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium bovis-BCG, Mycobacterium microti, Mycobacterium caprae, Mycobacterium pinnipedii, and Mycobacterium canettii. These species cause tuberculosis in humans and animals. Identification of mycobacterial strains has classically been performed by...
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