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Comparative study of genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from a Northern Indian setting with strains reported from other parts of India and neighboring countries.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Jul 2017
Sharma Pragya, Katoch Kiran, Chandra Shilpi, Chauhan Devendra Singh, Sharma Vishnu Dutt, Couvin David, Rastogi Nalin, Katoch Vishwa Mohan
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This study was carried out to characterize Mycobacterium tuberculosis population in Ghatampur, Kanpur, North India, by spoligotyping and Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units-Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (MIRU-VNTRs) typing. A total of 335 isolates were genotyped by spoligotyping and Central Asian (CAS) sub-lineage was the most prevalent, comprising 59.1% of all isolates. Other lineages were:...
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