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Macro-array and bioinformatic analyses reveal mycobacterial 'core' genes, variation in the ESAT-6 gene family and new phylogenetic markers for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Feb 2004
Marmiesse Magali, Brodin Priscille, Buchrieser Carmen, Gutierrez Christina, Simoes Nathalie, Vincent Veronique, Glaser Philippe, Cole Stewart T, Brosch Roland
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To better understand the biology and the virulence determinants of the two major mycobacterial human pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae, their genome sequences have been determined recently. In silico comparisons revealed that among the 1439 genes common to both M. tube...
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