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Species Identification of Mycobacteria Using rDNA Sequencing

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Mycobacteria Protocols

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology™ ((MIMB,volume 101))

Abstract

Standard protocols for definite species identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria by phenotypic characteristics include complex and time-consuming procedures. Other methods based on lipid analysis, such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), thin-layer chromatography (TLC), and gas-liquid chromatography (GLC), are cumbersome, expensive, and are used in only a few clinical laboratories.

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  1. Philip Kirschner
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  1. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

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Kirschner, P., Bottger, E.C. (1998). Species Identification of Mycobacteria Using rDNA Sequencing. In: Parish, T., Stoker, N.G. (eds) Mycobacteria Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 101. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-471-2:349

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