Modification of auramine O fluorescence stain for differential detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis and mycobacteria other than tuberculosis (MOTT)

T. Alnour, H. Hoffmann, S. Thiel (Khartoum North, Sudan; Gauting - Munich, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Microbiological advances in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session: Microbiological advances in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1410
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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