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[Genotyping of Mycobacterlum tuberculosis. An overview of the major research techniques (Part II)].
Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego - 1 Sept 2010
Jagielski Tomasz, Augustynowicz-Kopeć Ewa, Zwolska Zofia
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At present, molecular typing methods of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have become increasingly integrated into the epidemiological studies of tuberculosis. Molecular typing is a process of discriminating between strains of tubercle bacilli, based on the detection of genomic DNA polymorphisms, most frequently associated with repetitive DNA elements. The ability to assess the inter-strain genetic relationships...
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