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Comparative genomic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistant strains from Russia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ilina Elena N, Shitikov Egor A, Ikryannikova Larisa N, Alekseev Dmitry G, Kamashev Dmitri E, Malakhova Maja V, Parfenova Tatjana V, Afanas'ev Maxim V, Ischenko Dmitry S, Bazaleev Nikolai A, Smirnova Tatjana G, Larionova Elena E, Chernousova Larisa N, Beletsky Alexey V, Mardanov Andrei V, Ravin Nikolai V, Skryabin Konstantin G, Govorun Vadim M
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains is a growing problem in many countries. The availability of the complete nucleotide sequences of several MTB genomes allows to use the comparative genomics as a tool to study the relationships of strains and differences in their evolutionary history including acquisition of...
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