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Variation within Mycobacterium scrofulaceum.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Nov 1997
Khosravi A D, Stanford J L, Donoghue H D, Rook G A
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to identify Mycobacterium scrofulaceum reliably and rapidly and investigate diversity within the species. Fifty-four cultures were identified as Myco. scrofulaceum by preliminary cultural and biochemical tests, thin-layer chromatography and double diffusion. These strains were examined by PCR based on the 65 kDa heat stress protein gene, followed by restriction enzyme analysis of the...
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