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Assessment of population structure and major circulating phylogeographical clades of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Bangladesh suggests a high prevalence of a specific subclade of ancient M. tuberculosis genotypes.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2007
Rahim Zeaur, Zaman Khadiza, van der Zanden Adri G M, Möllers Marius J, van Soolingen Dick, Raqib Rubhana, Zaman Khalequ, Begum Vikarunessa, Rigouts Leen, Portaels Françoise, Rastogi Nalin, Sola Christophe
Abstract excerpt
Spoligotyping was performed to study the population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains (n = 224) from Bangladesh. Strains were split into principal genetic group 1 (PGG 1 [75.0%]) and PGG 2 and 3 (25%). Forty-nine strains with a new spoligotype signature and considered as south or southeast Asian-linked emerging clones were designated as "Matlab type."
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