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Identification of Mycobacterium Species by DNA Microarray Chip Method
Published on: June 24, 2025
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Identifying non-tuberculosis mycobacteria: Is it time to introduce new molecular assays?
C J Opperman1, S Singh1, T Davids2
1National Health Laboratory Service, Green Point Laboratory, Cape Town, South Africa; DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. Christoffel.opperman@nhls.ac.za.
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