A Mycobacterial Perspective on Tuberculosis in West Africa: Significant Geographical Variation of M. africanum and Other M. tuberculosis Complex Lineages

BACKGROUND: Phylogenetically distinct Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages differ in their phenotypes and pathogenicity. Consequently, understanding mycobacterial population structures phylogeographically is essential for design, interpretation and generalizability of clinical trials. Comprehensive e...

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Published in:PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Main Authors: Gehre, Florian, Kumar, Samrat, Kendall, Lindsay, Ejo, Mebrat, Secka, Oumie, Ofori-Anyinam, Boatema, Abatih, Emmanuel, Antonio, Martin, Berkvens, Dirk, de Jong, Bouke C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786107/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26964059
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004408
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