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Genotypic analysis of Mycobacterium leprae strains from different regions of India on the basis of rpoT.
Indian journal of leprosy - 1 Jan 2000
Lavania M, Lal R, Joseph G, Darlong J, Abraham S, Nanda N K, Jadhav R S
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Mycobacterium leprae strains from Indian leprosy patients were analyzed using the six base tandem repeat, GACATC, in rpoT gene as genetic marker. DNA was extracted from slit-skin smears and nasal swabs of new untreated as well as treated leprosy patients living in different regions of India. PCR amplification of rpoT gene and sequencing of amplicons showed the presence of two genotype of M. leprae in this study,...
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