Mycobacterial pellet samples were homogenized with bead ruptor (bead beater) for 2 × 40 s at 5,000 rpm to 3 × 30 s at 6,800 rpm. Supernatants were transferred to new 1.5-ml reaction tubes and subjected to phenol-chloroform extraction and chloroform purification

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