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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.) tuberculosis. We collected 218 strains of M. tuberculosis between 2004 and 2006 in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu...
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