Insights into the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Tanzania.

Insights into the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Tanzania.

<h4>Background</h4>Human tuberculosis (TB) is caused by seven phylogenetic lineages of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), Lineage 1-7. Recent advances in rapid genotyping of MTBC based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), allow for phylogenetically robust strain classifi...

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Main Authors: Liliana K Rutaihwa, Mohamed Sasamalo, Aladino Jaleco, Jerry Hella, Ally Kingazi, Lujeko Kamwela, Amri Kingalu, Bryceson Malewo, Raymond Shirima, Anna Doetsch, Julia Feldmann, Miriam Reinhard, Sonia Borrell, Daniela Brites, Klaus Reither, Basra Doulla, Lukas Fenner, Sebastien Gagneux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206334

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