Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Tehran, Iran by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and spoligotyping

Abstract: INTRODUCTION Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) isolates by DNA fingerprinting has contributed to tuberculosis (TB) control. The aim of this study was to determine the genetic diversity of MTB isolates from Tehran province in Iran. METHODS MTB isolates from 60 Iranian...

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Main Authors: Seifu Gizaw Feyisa, Mehri Haeili, Fatemeh Zahednamazi, Nader Mosavari, Mohammad Mohammad Taheri, Gholamreza Hamzehloo, Samin Zamani, Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000200204&lng=en&tlng=en