Association of the mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit with drug resistance in mycobacterium tuberculosis

BackgroundRecently, Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit (MIRU) was supposed to be associated with drug resistance in M.tuberculosis (MTB). However, whether the MIRU was related to drug resistance actually was still unknown. This research was conducted to explore that association.MethodsDrug s...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Xian-feng eCheng, Chao eJiang, Ming eZhang, Dan eXia, Li-li eChu, Yu-feng eWen, Ming eZhu, Yue-gen eJiang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Subjects:	Drug Resistance Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotyping MTBI Repeat units MIRU
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00378/full