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Spatiotemporal Clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Genotypes in Florida: Genetic Diversity Segregated by Country of Birth.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Séraphin Marie Nancy, Lauzardo Michael, Doggett Richard T, Zabala Jose, Morris J Glenn, Blackburn Jason K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Although the MTBC is highly clonal, between-strain genetic diversity has been observed. In low TB incidence settings, immigration may facilitate the importation of MTBC strains with a potential to complicate TB control efforts. METHODS: We investigated the genetic diversity and spatiotemporal clustering of 2,510...
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