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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Tochigi prefecture, a local region of Japan.
BMC infectious diseases - 25 May 2017
Mizukoshi Fuminori, Miyoshi-Akiyama Tohru, Iwai Hiroki, Suzuki Takako, Kiritani Reiko, Kirikae Teruo, Funatogawa Keiji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Foreign-born patients with tuberculosis (TB) may introduce globally disseminated isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis into large cities in Japan. The risk of dissemination of these isolates into local regions, however, has not been determined. This study analyzed the molecular epidemiology of M. tuberculosis isolates obtained from TB patients living in a local region of Japan. METHODS: Whole genome...
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