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DNA Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium leprae Strains Using Variable Number Tandem Repeat (VNTR) - Fragment Length Analysis (FLA)

The study of the transmission of leprosy is particularly difficult since the causative agent, Mycobacterium leprae, cannot be cultured in the laboratory. The only sources of the bacteria are leprosy patients, and experimentally infected armadillos and nude mice. Thus, many of the methods used in mod...

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Autores principales: Jensen, Ronald W., Rivest, Jason, Li, Wei, Vissa, Varalakshmi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MyJove Corporation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21775969
http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/3104