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New Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Sublineage, Brazzaville, Congo.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2017
Malm Sven, Linguissi Laure S Ghoma, Tekwu Emmanuel M, Vouvoungui Jeannhey C, Kohl Thomas A, Beckert Patrick, Sidibe Anissa, Rüsch-Gerdes Sabine, Madzou-Laboum Igor K, Kwedi Sylvie, Penlap Beng Véronique, Frank Matthias, Ntoumi Francine, Niemann Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis is a leading cause of illness and death in Congo. No data are available about the population structure and transmission dynamics of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains prevalent in this central Africa country. On the basis of single-nucleotide polymorphisms detected by whole-genome sequencing, we phylogenetically characterized 74 MTBC isolates from Brazzaville, the capital of Congo. The...
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