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Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the modern sublineage of the Beijing family are more likely to display increased virulence than strains of the ancient sublineage.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2014
Ribeiro Simone C M, Gomes Lia Lima, Amaral Eduardo P, Andrade Marcelle R M, Almeida Fabricio M, Rezende Andreza L, Lanes Verônica R, Carvalho Eulógio C Q, Suffys Philip N, Mokrousov Igor, Lasunskaia Elena B
Abstract excerpt
Strains of the Beijing genotype family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are a cause of particular concern because of their increasing dissemination in the world and their association with drug resistance. Phylogenetically, this family includes distinct ancient and modern sublineages. The modern strains, contrary to the ancestral counterparts, demonstrated increasing prevalence in many world regions that suggest an...
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