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Beijing family Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from throughout Japan: phylogeny and genetic features.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Sept 2010
Maeda S, Wada T, Iwamoto T, Murase Y, Mitarai S, Sugawara I, Kato S
Abstract excerpt
To estimate the current population genetic structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Japan, phylogenetic traits were analysed for 237 Beijing family strains isolated from tuberculosis patients throughout the country. Unlike previous reports from other countries, the ancient Beijing sublineage was predominant throughout Japan. Clustering analysis based on JATA-VNTR (Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association variable...
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