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. 2009 Feb 10;6(2):e2.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000002.

Tuberculosis drug resistance mutation database

Andreas Sandgren  1 , Michael Strong, Preetika Muthukrishnan, Brian K Weiner, George M Church, Megan B Murray
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Tuberculosis drug resistance mutation database

Andreas Sandgren et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Andreas Sandgren and colleagues describe a new comprehensive resource on drug resistance mutations inM. tuberculosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Part of the Interface of the Web Site
This view shows the distribution of mutations in rrs (MTB000019) associated with streptomycin resistance.
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