Article
Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in Algeria: Results of spoligotyping.
International journal of mycobacteriology - 1 Dec 2015
Ifticene Malika, Kaïdi Saïd, Khechiba Mesbah-Mounir, Yala Djamel, Boulahbal Fadila
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: Molecular typing tools, including spoligotyping, are currently widely used in the monitoring and study of the dynamics of tuberculosis epidemics. METHODS: A study of the molecular profile of a sample of 129 Myobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated during 2011 was carried out in the National Reference Laboratory for Tuberculosis and Mycobacteria at the Pasteur Institute of Algeria. This...
Topics
- Adult
- Algeria
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Phylogeny
