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A New Single Gene Differential Biomarker for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and Non-tuberculosis Mycobacteria
13 Aug 2019
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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteriosis are serious threats to health worldwide. A simple non-sequencing method is needed for rapid diagnosis, especially in less experienced hospitals, but there is no specific biomarker commonly used for all mycobacteria. The ku gene of the prokaryotic error-prone non-homologous end joining system (NHEJ) has the potential to be a highly specific detection...
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