Genotyping of <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>clinical isolates in two cities of Turkey: Description of a new family of genotypes that is phylogeographically specific for Asia Minor

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Population-based bacterial genetics using repeated DNA loci is an efficient approach to study the biodiversity and phylogeographical structure of human pathogens, such as <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</it>, the agent of...

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Main Authors: Durmaz Riza, Alp Alpaslan, Saribas Zeynep, Gunal Selami, Allix Caroline, Zozio Thierry, Fauville-Dufaux Maryse, Rastogi Nalin, Sola Christophe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/5/44