The Genome of Mycobacterium Africanum West African 2 Reveals a Lineage-Specific Locus and Genome Erosion Common to the M. tuberculosis Complex

The Genome of Mycobacterium Africanum West African 2 Reveals a Lineage-Specific Locus and Genome Erosion Common to the M. tuberculosis Complex

Mycobacterium africanum, a close relative of M. tuberculosis, is studied for the following reasons: M. africanum is commonly isolated from West African patients with tuberculosis yet has not spread beyond this region, it is more common in HIV infected patients, and it is less likely to lead to tube...

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Main Authors: Bentley, Stephen D., Comas, Iñaki, Bryant, Josephine M., Walker, Danielle, Smith, Noel H., Harris, Simon R., Thurston, Scott, Gagneux, Sebastien, Wood, Jonathan, Antonio, Martin, Quail, Michael A., Gehre, Florian, Adegbola, Richard A., Parkhill, Julian, de Jong, Bouke C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3289620/

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