Application of the Alamar blue assay to determine the susceptibility to anti-tuberculosis pharmaceuticals

1 Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, Unidad Gomez Palacio. Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango (UJED). Av. Articulo 123 s/n Colonia Filadelfia CP 35010; AP No. 51, Gomez Palacio, Dgo., Mexico. 2 Laboratorio de Asesores Especializados de la Laguna. Juarez 142, Col. Centro. CP 35000. Gomez Palacio, Dgo., Mexico. 3 Departamento de Inmunologia. Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas. Instituto Politecnico Nacional (IPN). Carpio y Plan de Ayala, Col. Santo Tomas 11340, Mexico. 4 Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, Unidad Durango. Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango (UJED). Av. Veterinaria s/n, Circuito Universitario, Col. Valle del Sur. CP 34200. Durango, Dgo., Mexico. 5 Unidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Aridas. Universidad Autonoma Chapingo. Bermejillo, Dgo., Mexico. 6 Departamento de Genetica y Medicina Molecular. Centro de Investigacion Biomedica. Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila (UA de C). Torreon, Coahuila., Mexico.

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