Genetic markers, genotyping methods & next generation sequencing in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Molecular epidemiology (ME) is one of the main areas in tuberculosis research which is widely used to study the transmission epidemics and outbreaks of tubercle bacilli. It exploits the presence of various polymorphisms in the genome of the bacteria that can be widely used as genetic markers. Many D...

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Main Authors: Srinidhi Desikan, Sujatha Narayanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2015;volume=141;issue=6;spage=761;epage=774;aulast=Desikan