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Differential carriage of virulence-associated loci in the New Zealand Rangipo outbreak strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Infectious diseases (London, England) - 1 Sept 2017
Gautam Sanjay S, Mac Aogáin Micheál, Bower James E, Basu Indira, O'Toole Ronan F
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BACKGROUND: The Rangipo strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis achieved notoriety in New Zealand due to its role in several tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks. Why this strain should be the source of relatively large clusters of the disease is unknown. In this work, we performed an in-depth analysis of the genome of the Rangipo strain to determine whether it offers clues to understanding its prevalence. METHODS:...
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