Routine rapid Mycobacterium species assignment based on species-specific allelic variation in the 65-kilodalton heat shock protein gene (hsp65)
ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, vol.121, no.8, pp.859-864, 1997 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 121 Issue: 8
- Publication Date: 1997
- Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.859-864
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Objective.--To assess the utility of automated DNA sequencing strategies for Mycobacterium species assignment and surrogate rifampin susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates in a hospital-based clinical microbiology laboratory