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Genotypic analysis of genes associated with transmission and drug resistance in the Beijing lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2011
Chang J-R, Lin C-H, Tsai S-F, Su I-J, Tseng F-C, Chen Y-T, Chiueh T-S, Sun J-R, Huang T-S, Chen Y-S, Dou H-Y
Abstract excerpt
The Beijing genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an endemic lineage in East Asia that has disseminated worldwide. It is a major health concern, as it is geographically widespread and is considered to be hypervirulent. To elucidate its genetic diversity in Taiwan, phylogenetic reconstruction...
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