Evaluation of the efficacy of two methods for direct extraction of DNA from Mycobacterium tuberculosis sputum

Introduction: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has shown superiority over other bacterial typing methods and can be used to monitor disease transmission. The long culture period hinders use of WGS as a diagnostic tool for TB. The ideal situation would be to efficiently sequence directly from clinical...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Victor Ndhlovu, Wilson Mandala, Derek Sloan, Mercy Kamdolozi, Maxine Caws, Gerry Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/10592
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!