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  • A molecular transport medium for collection, inactivation, transport, and detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

A molecular transport medium for collection, inactivation, transport, and detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2014-06-07)
L T Daum, Y Choi, S A Worthy, J D Rodriguez, J P Chambers, G W Fischer
ABSTRACT

In many parts of the world, the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) has rapidly shifted to molecular detection and sequencing formats. The collection and transport of Mycobacterium tuberculosis specimens thus remains a challenging problem where TB is common and the infrastructure required for ensuring sample integrity is lacking. PrimeStore(®) Molecular Transport Medium (MTM) addresses this problem, rapidly inactivating/killing M. tuberculosis while preserving genomic DNA even at elevated temperatures for subsequent downstream molecular analysis.

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