TnSeq of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates reveals strain-specific antibiotic liabilities.

Once considered a phenotypically monomorphic bacterium, there is a growing body of work demonstrating heterogeneity among Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains in clinically relevant characteristics, including virulence and response to antibiotics. However, the genetic and molecular basis for mos...

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Main Authors: Allison F Carey, Jeremy M Rock, Inna V Krieger, Michael R Chase, Marta Fernandez-Suarez, Sebastien Gagneux, James C Sacchettini, Thomas R Ioerger, Sarah M Fortune
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5854444?pdf=render