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Mycobacterium tuberculosis belonging to family LAM and sublineage RD(Rio): common strains in Southern Brazil for over 10 years.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Dec 2013
Soares Renata Oliveira, de Macedo Maíra Bidart, von Groll Andrea, da Silva Pedro Eduardo Almeida
Abstract excerpt
A sublineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis called RD(Rio) was described in 2007. Although only recently described, this strain may have been present previously in the population, and its identification in clinical isolates will elucidate bacterial transmission dynamics and host-pathogen interactions. This study evaluated the clonal diversity of the RD(Rio) sublineage in clinical isolates from Rio Grande-RS...
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