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Development and application of affordable SNP typing approaches to genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains in low and high burden countries.
Scientific reports - 25 Oct 2019
Cancino-Muñoz Irving, Gil-Brusola Ana, Torres-Puente Manuela, Mariner-Llicer Carla, Dogba John, Akinseye Victor, Adesokan Kehinde, Kwaghe Ayi, Ejeh Francis, Cadmus Simeon, Comas Iñaki
Abstract excerpt
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) comprises the species that causes tuberculosis (TB) which affects 10 million people every year. A robust classification of species, lineages, and sub-lineages is important to explore associations with drug resistance, epidemiological patterns or clinical outcomes. We present a rapid and easy-to-follow methodology to classify clinical TB samples into the main MTBC...
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