Fitness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the W-Beijing and Non-W-Beijing genotype.

BACKGROUND: Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major threat for global tuberculosis control. The W-Beijing Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotype has been associated with drug resistance. Elucidation of the mechanisms underlying this epidemiological finding may have an important role in the...

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Main Authors: Andrea von Groll, Anandi Martin, Matthias Stehr, Mahavir Singh, Françoise Portaels, Pedro Eduardo Almeida da Silva, Juan Carlos Palomino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2855714?pdf=render