Whole Genome Sequencing of Mycobacterium africanum Strains from Mali Provides Insights into the Mechanisms of Geographic Restriction

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium africanum, made up of lineages 5 and 6 within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC), causes up to half of all tuberculosis cases in West Africa, but is rarely found outside of this region. The reasons for this geographical restriction remain unknown. Possible reasons...

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Autores principales: Winglee, Kathryn, Manson McGuire, Abigail, Maiga, Mamoudou, Abeel, Thomas, Shea, Terrance, Desjardins, Christopher A., Diarra, Bassirou, Baya, Bocar, Sanogo, Moumine, Diallo, Souleymane, Earl, Ashlee M., Bishai, William R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4713829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26751217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004332

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