Genetic diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing family based on SNP and VNTR typing profiles in Asian countries.

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) Beijing strain is highly virulent, drug resistant, and endemic over Asia. To explore the genetic diversity of this family in several different regions of eastern Asia, 338 Beijing strains collected in Taiwan (Republic of China) were analyzed by mycobacterial inte...

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Main Authors: Yih-Yuan Chen, Jia-Ru Chang, Wei-Feng Huang, Shu-Chen Kuo, Ih-Jen Su, Jun-Ren Sun, Tzong-Shi Chiueh, Tsi-Shu Huang, Yao-Shen Chen, Horng-Yunn Dou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3395628?pdf=render