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Origin, spread and demography of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
PLoS pathogens - 19 Sept 2008
Wirth Thierry, Hildebrand Falk, Allix-Béguec Caroline, Wölbeling Florian, Kubica Tanja, Kremer Kristin, van Soolingen Dick, Rüsch-Gerdes Sabine, Locht Camille, Brisse Sylvain, Meyer Axel, Supply Philip, Niemann Stefan
Abstract excerpt
The evolutionary timing and spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), one of the most successful groups of bacterial pathogens, remains largely unknown. Here, using mycobacterial tandem repeat sequences as genetic markers, we show that the MTBC consists of two independent clades, o...
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