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Biological and Epidemiological Consequences of MTBC Diversity.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2017
Coscolla Mireia
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis is caused by different groups of bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). The combined action of human factors, environmental conditions and bacterial virulence determine the extent and form of human disease. MTBC virulence is a composite of different clinical phenotypes such as transmission rate and disease severity among others. Clinical phenotypes are also influenced by...
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