Characterisation of pks15/1 in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Mexico

Characterisation of pks15/1 in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Mexico

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectocontagious respiratory disease caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. A 7 base pair (bp) deletion in the locus polyketide synthase (pks)15/1 is described as polymorphic among members of the M. tuberculosis complex, enabling the identification of E...

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Main Authors: Roberto Zenteno-Cuevas, Francisco X Silva-Hernandez, Fabiola Mendoza-Damian, Maria Dolores Ramirez-Hernandez, Karen Vazquez-Medina, Lorena Widrobo-Garcia, Aremy Cuellar-Sanchez, Raquel Muniz-Salazar, Leonor Enciso-Moreno, Lucia Monserrat Perez-Navarro, Jose Antonio Enciso-Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
tuberculosis
W-Beijing
pks15/1
Mexico
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