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Mycobacterium africanum—Review of an Important Cause of Human Tuberculosis in West Africa
Mycobacterium africanum consists of two phylogenetically distinct lineages within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, known as M. africanum West African 1 and M. africanum West African 2. These lineages are restricted to West Africa, where they cause up to half of human pulmonary tuberculosis. I...
Autores principales: | de Jong, Bouke C., Antonio, Martin, Gagneux, Sebastien |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2946903/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20927191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000744 |
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