Rapid clonal analysis of recurrent tuberculosis by direct MIRU-VNTR typing on stored isolates

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The application of molecular tools to the analysis of tuberculosis has revealed examples of clonal complexity, such as exogenous reinfection, coinfection, microevolution or compartmentalization. The detection of clonal heterogeneity...

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Main Authors: de Viedma Darío, Bouza Emilio, Serrano María, Herránz Marta, Martín Ana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/73