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Fighting an old disease with next-generation sequencing

Whole genome sequencing has revealed that most cases of tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting in Malawi were caused by just one lineage of the bacterium responsible for the disease.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dippenaar, Anzaan, Warren, Robin M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4345822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25732038
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06782
Descripción
Sumario:Whole genome sequencing has revealed that most cases of tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting in Malawi were caused by just one lineage of the bacterium responsible for the disease.