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First Insight into the Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from the Minority Enclaves of Southwestern China.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2017
Chen Lianyong, Pang Yu, Ma Li, Yang Huijuan, Ru Haohao, Yang Xing, Yan Shuangqun, Jia Mao, Xu Lin
Abstract excerpt
Yunnan is a province located in southwestern China. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains circulating in Yunnan Province. We used spoligotyping and a 12-locus high-resolution VNTR set to identify a total of 271 MTB isolates collected from six prefectures' Yunnan. All the 271 patients were classified as 11 different ethnic groups, including 133...
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