Polymorphic Nucleotide within the Promoter of Nitrate Reductase (NarGHJI) Is Specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis rapidly reduces nitrate, leading to the accumulation of nitrite. This characteristic served for the past 40 years to differentiate M. tuberculosis from other members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), such as Mycobacterium bovis (non-BCG [referred to here as...

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Main Authors: Stermann, Marion, Bohrssen, Antje, Diephaus, Catharina, Maass, Silvia, Bange, Franz-Christoph
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2003
Subjects:
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC165301/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12843072
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.7.3252-3259.2003
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