Mutation rate and the emergence of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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Published in J Antimicrob Chemother on September 26, 2013

Authors

M McGrath1, N C Gey van Pittius, P D van Helden, R M Warren, D F Warner

Author Affiliations

1: DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, US/MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology , Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, PO Box 19063, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa.

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