Article
Genotypic diversity analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains collected from Beijing in 2009, using spoligotyping and VNTR typing.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Liu Yi, Tian Miao, Wang Xueke, Wei Rongrong, Xing Qing, Ma Tizhuang, Jiang Xiaoying, Li Wensheng, Zhang Zhiguo, Xue Yu, Zhang Xuxia, Wang Wei, Wang Tao, Hong Feng, Zhang Junjie, Wang Sumin, Li Chuanyou
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious problem in China. While there have been some studies on the nationwide genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), there has been little detailed research in Beijing, the capital of China, which has a huge population. Here, M. tuberculosis clinical strains collected in Beijing during 2009 were genotyped by classical methods. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.