Ticks are unlikely to play a role in leprosy transmission in the Comoros (East Africa) as they do not harbour M. leprae DNA
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Frontiers in Medicine - ISSN 2296-858X-10 (2023) p. 1-5
Mycobacterium tuberculosis retains viability in RNAlater buffer but not in GTC-TCEP and DNA/RNA Shield
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Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - ISSN 0732-8893-106:1 (2023) p. 1-3