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Differences among sublineages of the East-Asian lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in genotypic clustering.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 May 2010
Kato-Maeda M, Kim E Y, Flores L, Jarlsberg L G, Osmond D, Hopewell P C
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: The East-Asian lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is composed of five sublineages, and includes the strains from the Beijing spoligotype family. In some studies these strains were highly pathogenic, although other studies did not support this finding. OBJECTIVE: To determine if the sublineages of the East-Asian lineage of M. tuberculosis differ in their capacity to cause secondary cases, as assessed...
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