Mycobacterium tuberculosis Central Asian Strain (CAS) lineage strains in Pakistan reveal lower diversity of MIRU loci than other strains

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Central Asian Strain (CAS) lineage strains in Pakistan reveal lower diversity of MIRU loci than other strains

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) Central Asian Strain (CAS) lineage strains are predominant in South Asia. Mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number of tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTR) typing is an effective way of determining genetic diversity of strains. A maximum of 24 loci-based MIRU...

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Main Authors: Asho Ali, Zahra Hasan, Sana Jafri, Raunaq Inayat, Rumina Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Central Asian Strain 1
MIRU-VNTR
Pakistan
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2014;volume=3;issue=2;spage=108;epage=116;aulast=Ali

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