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Mutations found in the pncA gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical pyrazinamide-resistant isolates from a local region of China.
The Journal of international medical research - 1 Jan 2000
Zhang H, Bi L-J, Li C-Y, Sun Z-G, Deng J-Y, Zhang Xian-En
Abstract excerpt
This study was designed to investigate the presence of mutations in the pncA gene, minimum inhibitory concentrations and pyrazinamidase activity of pyrazinamide-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In total, 47 M. tuberculosis clinical isolates from a local region of China were assayed. Pyrazinamidase activity was measured by pyrazinamide deamination to pyrazinoic acid and ammonia, and a 721 bp region, including...
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