Population genetics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Scotland analysed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

doi:10.1017/s0950268800052006

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Population genetics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Scotland analysed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

Epidemiology and infection - 1 Feb 1995

Olson E S, Forbes K J, Watt B, Pennington T H

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The results of typing of 121 strains in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by PFGE are presented. Every isolate from patients in Scotland over a 3-month period for M. tuberculosis and for 1 year for M. bovis were included along with several laboratory strains including those of BCG. The PFGE...

Topics

DNA Fingerprinting
DNA, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Genetic Variation
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Scotland
Tuberculosis

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