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Mutations in the catalase-peroxidase gene from isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 May 1994
Altamirano M, Marostenmaki J, Wong A, FitzGerald M, Black W A, Smith J A
Abstract excerpt
Isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been associated with total deletion of the katG gene, which codes for catalase-peroxidase production. To determine whether this is a common mechanism of drug resistance, 9 isolates of isoniazid-resistant and 1 of isoniazid-sensitive M. tuberculosis were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction amplification of a 237-bp sequence of the katG gene. Amplification...
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