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Characterization of the <i>rpsL</i> and <i>rrs</i> genes of streptomycin‐resistant clinical isolates of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in Japan
1 Nov 1997
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Mutations in the rpsL and rrs genes associated with streptomycin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinically isolated in Japan were characterized. The rpsL genes of 172 clinical isolates were amplified by PCR and classified into two groups on the basis of MboII restriction digestion. Thirty-three out of 54 (61.1%) streptomycin-highly resistant isolates (MIC > 200 micrograms ml-1) were not digested by...
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