Abstract
A phage typing of 202 strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated in Central and Northwest Spain was carried out. The commonest phage type was A (64%) and within this type a0 (45%). This was followed in frequency by phage type B (26%) and in last place type I (10%). No relationship was observed between the phage type and the geographical or anatomical origin of the strains.
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Garcia-Rodriguez, J.A., Gomez-Garcia, A.C. & Aguero, J. Preliminary studies on bacteriophage typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in Salamanca (Spain). Eur J Epidemiol 2, 178–181 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00211528
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