Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Gansu province of China.

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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Gansu province of China.

Chinese medical journal - 1 Oct 2012

Tian Li-Li, Si Hong-Yan, Mu Tao-Jun, Fan Wen-Bing, Wang Jing, Jiang Wei-Min, Li Qing, Yang Biao, Zhang Ying, Zhu Bing-Dong

Abstract excerpt

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) and Beijing family typing based on detecting the deletion of RD105 sequence are two common genotyping methods used to study the molecular epidemiologic characteristics of Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculo...

Topics

Alleles
China
Genotype
Molecular Epidemiology
Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis

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