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Routine rapid Mycobacterium species assignment based on species-specific allelic variation in the 65-kilodalton heat shock protein gene (hsp65).
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Aug 1997
Pai S, Esen N, Pan X, Musser J M
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the utility of automated DNA sequencing strategies for Mycobacterium species assignment and surrogate rifampin susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates in a hospital-based clinical microbiology laboratory. DESIGN: Consecutive patient specimens (n = 161) cultured in BACTEC 12B medium (growth index of 50 or greater) or on solid media (Löwenstein-Jensen) were...
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