Molecular typing has revolutionized epidemiological studies of infectious diseases,
including those of a mycobacterial etiology. With the advent of fingerprinting techniques …

In the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) diseases,
as in all infectious diseases, the key issue is to define the source of infection and to disclose …

Tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains one of the most
serious global health problems. Molecular typing of M. tuberculosis has been used for …

Objectives China is one of the countries with a high burden of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(MTB) infection. One challenge for the earlier diagnosis of tuberculosis is the DNA extraction …

Practical Retina the use of these methods, including poor sensitivity and specificity, 5, 6 as
well as an extended time required for processing. These limitations make these techniques …

This chapter is meant to (1) review classical methods used to characterize and classify
microbes and (2) introduce new molecular methods used in microbial characterization. The …

A simplified amplified-fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) method was developed and
applied to genotype 52 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. This method can be carried out …

Después de un largo y sinuoso recorrido de ocho años llega el momento de finalizar esta
etapa de mi vida (la tesis) y no puedo acabarla sin tener unas palabras llenas de …

W przypadku gruźlicy stosowanych jest wiele metod umożliwiających typowanie genetyczne
wywołujących ją szczepów Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Większość tych metod wykorzystuje …

Después de un largo y sinuoso recorrido de ocho años llega el momento de finalizar esta
etapa de mi vida (la tesis) y no puedo acabarla sin tener unas palabras llenas de …