Changes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotype families over 20 years in a population-based study in Northern Malawi.

<h4>Background</h4>Despite increasing interest in possible differences in virulence and transmissibility between different genotypes of M. tuberculosis, very little is known about how genotypes within a population change over decades, or about relationships to HIV infection.<h4>Met...

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Main Authors: Judith R Glynn, Saad Alghamdi, Kim Mallard, Ruth McNerney, Richard Ndlovu, Lumbani Munthali, Rein M Houben, Paul E M Fine, Neil French, Amelia C Crampin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20808874/pdf/?tool=EBI