Implications of low frequency of IS6110 in fingerprinting field isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Kerala, India

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. 2001 Apr;39(4):1683.

doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.4.1683.2001.

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Strain identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by DNA fingerprinting: recommendations for a standardized methodology.
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