Significance of the identification in the Horn of Africa of an exceptionally deep branching Mycobacterium tuberculosis clade.

Significance of the identification in the Horn of Africa of an exceptionally deep branching Mycobacterium tuberculosis clade.

Molecular and phylogeographic studies have led to the definition within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) of a number of geotypes and ecotypes showing a preferential geographic location or host preference. The MTBC is thought to have emerged in Africa, most likely the Horn of Africa, and...

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Main Authors: Yann Blouin, Yolande Hauck, Charles Soler, Michel Fabre, Rithy Vong, Céline Dehan, Géraldine Cazajous, Pierre-Laurent Massoure, Philippe Kraemer, Akinbowale Jenkins, Eric Garnotel, Christine Pourcel, Gilles Vergnaud
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8fe6911c62ca4abeaefbf6dee99da692
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