Extensive variation and rapid shift of the MG192 sequence in Mycoplasma genitalium strains from patients with chronic infection.

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Published in Infect Immun on January 06, 2014

Authors

Liang Ma1, Miriam Mancuso, James A Williams, Barbara Van Der Pol, J Dennis Fortenberry, Qiuyao Jia, Leann Myers, David H Martin

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

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