Novel hot spot of IS6110 insertion in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
We describe a hot spot for the insertion of IS6110 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis located in the area of region of difference 724 (RD724). Because RD724 defines sublineage 724 of M. tuberculosis, caution must be exercised when screening for RD724, as different polymorphisms can be observed in this region.
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, Francis J Curry National Tuberculosis Center, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Elizabeth Y
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Kim
Payam
P
Nahid
Philip C
PC
Hopewell
Midori
M
Kato-Maeda
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial