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Novel katG mutations causing isoniazid resistance in clinical M. tuberculosis isolates

Jessica N TorresBiological & Medical Informatics Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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Lynthia V PaulSA MRC Centre for TB Research, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town 7505, South Africa
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Timothy C RodwellDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Thomas C VictorSA MRC Centre for TB Research, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town 7505, South Africa
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Anu M AmallrajaBiological & Medical Informatics Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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Afif ElghraouiBiological & Medical Informatics Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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Amy P GoodmansonBiological & Medical Informatics Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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Sarah M Ramirez-BusbyBiological & Medical Informatics Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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Ashu ChawlaBiological & Medical Informatics Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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Victoria ZadorozhnyBiological & Medical Informatics Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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Elizabeth M StreicherSA MRC Centre for TB Research, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town 7505, South Africa
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Frederick A SirgelSA MRC Centre for TB Research, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town 7505, South Africa
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Donald CatanzaroDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA
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Camilla RodriguesP. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Department of Microbiology, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai 400 016, India
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Maria Tarcela GlerTropical Disease Foundation, Makati 1230, Philippines
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Valeru CruduMicrobiology and Morphology Laboratory, Institute of Phthisiopneumology, Chisinau, MD 2001, Moldova
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Antonino CatanzaroDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Faramarz ValafarBiological & Medical Informatics Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-9 | Received 02 Dec 2014, Accepted 19 May 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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