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Genetic characterization of the Guinea-Bissau family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains.
Microbes and infection - 1 Mar 2004
Koivula Tuija, Ekman Martin, Leitner Thomas, Löfdahl Sven, Ghebremicahel Solomon, Mostowy Serge, Behr Marcel A, Svenson Stefan B, Källenius Gunilla
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In a previous study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from Guinea-Bissau in West Africa, we identified a unique group of strains, designated here as the Guinea-Bissau family of strains, which, although genotypically closely related, phenotypically demonstrated a considerable heteroge...
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