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Evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2013
Behr Marcel A
Abstract excerpt
Genomic studies have provided a refined understanding of the genetic diversity within the Mycobacterium genus, and more specifically within Mycobacterium tuberculosis. These results have informed a new perspective on the macro- and micro-evolution of the tubercle bacillus. In the first step, a M. kansasii-like opportunistic pathogen acquired new genes, through horizontal gene transfer, that enabled it to better...
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