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Genomic diversity among Beijing and non-Beijing Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Myanmar.
PloS one - 9 Apr 2008
Stavrum Ruth, Valvatne Håvard, Bø Trond H, Jonassen Inge, Hinds Jason, Butcher Philip D, Grewal Harleen M S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Beijing family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is dominant in countries in East Asia. Genomic polymorphisms are a source of diversity within the M. tuberculosis genome and may account for the variation of virulence among M. tuberculosis isolates. Till date there are no studies that have examined the genomic composition of M. tuberculosis isolates from the high TB-burden country, Myanmar....
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