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TbD1 deletion as a driver of the evolutionary success of modern epidemic Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages
4 Feb 2020
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains are classified into different phylogenetic lineages (L), three of which (L2/L3/L4) emerged from a common progenitor after the loss of the MmpS6/MmpL6-encoding Mtb-specific deletion 1 region (TbD1). These TbD1-deleted "modern" lineages are responsible for globally-spread tuberculosis epidemics, whereas TbD1-intact "ancestral" lineages tend to be restricted to specific...
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