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Comparative genomics shows differences in the electron transport and carbon metabolic pathways of Mycobacterium africanum relative to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and suggests an adaptation to low oxygen tension

The geographically restricted Mycobacterium africanum lineages (MAF) are primarily found in West Africa, where they account for a significant proportion of tuberculosis. Despite this phenomenon, little is known about the co-evolution of these ancient lineages with West Africans. MAF and M. tuberculo...

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Autores principales: Ofori-Anyinam, Boatema, Riley, Abi Janet, Jobarteh, Tijan, Gitteh, Ensa, Sarr, Binta, Faal-Jawara, Tutty Isatou, Rigouts, Leen, Senghore, Madikay, Kehinde, Aderemi, Onyejepu, Nneka, Antonio, Martin, de Jong, Bouke C., Gehre, Florian, Meehan, Conor J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Churchill Livingstone 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7049902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32090860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2020.101899