Investigation of the role of gene deletions in the virulence of an outbreak strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

In 2001, a large tuberculosis outbreak took place at Crown Hills School, Leicester, UK. This outbreak had unusual features including a high number of infected individuals with rapid development of symptoms. Genotypic investigation of the causative strain, Mycobacterium tuberculosis CH, identified un...

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Main Author: Al-Obaidi, Ahmed Saleh R.
Other Authors: Oggioni, Marco Rinaldo ; Ketley, Julian
Published: University of Leicester 2018
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.755396