1. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2. Infectious Diseases Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
3. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
4. Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
5. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Para Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
6. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
7. Clinical TB and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.