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A snapshot of the biodiversity and clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Oman using spoligotyping.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Aug 2010
Al-Maniri A, Singh J P, Al-Rawas O, Al Busaidi S, Al Balushi L, Ahmed I, Al Mahruqi S, Haile M, Diwan V K, Hoffner S
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SETTINGS: National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Oman. OBJECTIVE: To use spoligotyping to explore the genetic population structure and clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates among nationals and immigrants in Oman. METHODS: Using spoligotyping, we characterised all available isolates from 2007, and randomly selected isolates from 2005 and 2006....
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