Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sputum by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry of Methyl Mycocerosates Released by Thermochemolysis

• Denise M. O'Sullivan,

  Current address: LGC, Teddington, United Kingdom

  Affiliation Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

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• Simona C. Nicoara,

  Affiliation Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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• Reggie Mutetwa,

  Affiliation Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe

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• Stanley Mungofa,

  Affiliation Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe

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• Oona Y-C. Lee,

  Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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• David E. Minnikin,

  Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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• Max W. Bardwell,

  Affiliation Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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• Elizabeth L. Corbett,

  Affiliations Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe

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• Ruth McNerney ,

  * E-mail: Ruth.Mcnerney@lshtm.ac.uk

  Affiliation Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

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• Geraint H. Morgan

  Affiliation Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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