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Genetic differences between BCG substrains.

Tubercle and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Feb 1995

Zhang Y, Wallace R J, Mazurek G H

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SETTING: University-affiliated Mycobacteriology Reference Laboratory. OBJECTIVE: To determine the genetic differences of 25 BCG isolates representing 16 referenced substrains. DESIGN: Non-randomized, observational study based on the visual comparison of the large restriction fragment (LRF) patter...

Topics

DNA Restriction Enzymes
DNA, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Genetic Variation
Mycobacterium bovis
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

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PMID: 7718847
DOI: 10.1016/0962-8479(95)90579-0

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