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RAPD discloses high molecular diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Michoacan, Mexico.
The new microbiologica - 1 Oct 2013
Guill N-Nepita A L, Vazquez-Marrufo G, Blanco-Guillot F T, Figueroa-Aguilar G A, Vazquez-Garciduenas M S
Abstract excerpt
Random amplified polymorphism DNA (RAPD) is an easy, inexpensive technique for the characterization of pathogens in low-income countries. In this study we used RAPD to assess the genetic diversity of a small collection of isolates of mycobacteria from the Mexican state of Michoacan. In contrast with the low annual tuberculosis incidence in Michoacan relative to the national average, we found a high molecular...
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