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Matrix-based DNA Extraction for Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing on Decontaminated Sputum Samples
Published on: June 6, 2025
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Response to letter: Protocol signals or study effects in direct sputum whole-genome sequencing of Mycobacterium
B C Mann1, J Loubser2, S Omar2
1DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Depts of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|April 21, 2026
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