[Phage typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains coming from Nicaragua (preliminary report)].
Fifty Nicaraguan strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were classified with a scheme of 9 specific phages. A preliminary distribution of characteristic phagotypes of the area is reported, with prevalence of phagotype I (intermedial) (66%), presence of phagotype A (34%) and absence of the rest of the types. Inclusions of phagotypes Bo4 and F-o-WJ within the classification scheme, as well as practical usefulness of the technique in studies directed to disease control, are valued.
Jiménez Misas
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CA
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba.
Valdivia Alvarez
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JA
Mazón Zamora
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D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D009160:Mycobacteriophages; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification*; D009527:Nicaragua
Fagotipaje de cepas de Mycobacterium tuberculosis procedentes de Nicaragua (reporte preliminar).