Phenotypic Characterization of pncA Mutants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Phenotypic characterization of pncA mutants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
We examined the correlation of mutations in the pyrazinamidase (PZase) gene (pncA) with the pyrazinamide (PZA) resistance phenotype with 60 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. PZase activity was determined by the method of Wayne (L. G. Wayne, Am. Rev. Respir. Dis. 109:147-151, 1974), and the entire pncA nucleotide sequence, including the 74 bp upstream of the start codon, was determined. PZA s...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0066-4804,1098-6596
DOI: 10.1128/aac.44.9.2291-2295.2000