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Significance of the identification in the Horn of Africa of an exceptionally deep branching Mycobacterium tuberculosis clade.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Blouin Yann, Hauck Yolande, Soler Charles, Fabre Michel, Vong Rithy, Dehan Céline, Cazajous Géraldine, Massoure Pierre-Laurent, Kraemer Philippe, Jenkins Akinbowale, Garnotel Eric, Pourcel Christine, Vergnaud Gilles
Abstract excerpt
Molecular and phylogeographic studies have led to the definition within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) of a number of geotypes and ecotypes showing a preferential geographic location or host preference. The MTBC is thought to have emerged in Africa, most likely the Horn of Africa, and to have spread worldwide with human migrations. Under this assumption, there is a possibility that unknown deep...
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