Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex genotypes circulating in Nigeria based on spoligotyping obtained from Ziehl-Neelsen stained slides extracted DNA.

All State TB control programmes in Nigeria were requested to submit 25-50 smear-positive Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stained slides for screening during 2013-2014. DNA was extracted from 929 slides for spoligotyping and drug-resistance analysis using microbead-based flow-cytometry suspension arrays.Spoligoty...

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Main Authors: Barbara Molina-Moya, Michel K Gomgnimbou, Lizania Spinasse, Joshua Obasanya, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, Russell Dacombe, Thomas Edwards, Xavier-Olessa Daragon, Lovett Lawson, Saddiq T Abdurrahman, Luis E Cuevas, Jose Dominguez, Christophe Sola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5831734?pdf=render