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Increased genetic diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis W-Beijing genotype that predominates in eastern China.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2014
Liu Meiling, Jiang Weili, Liu Yuan, Zhang Yue, Wei Xiaolin, Wang Weibing
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To determine the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) strains in a Chinese population predominately infected with strains of the W-Beijing family. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in three counties of eastern China. M. tuberculosis strains were collected at TB clinics, and patients were interviewed by trained physicians at the time of TB diagnosis. RD105 and...
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