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Global Distribution and Evolution of Mycobacterium bovis Lineages
7 May 2020
Abstract excerpt
<italic>Mycobacterium bovis</italic> is the main causative agent of zoonotic tuberculosis in humans and frequently devastates livestock and wildlife worldwide. Previous studies suggested the existence of genetic groups of <italic>M. bovis</italic> strains based on limited DNA markers (a.k.a. clonal complexes), and the evolution and ecology of this pathogen has been only marginally explored at the global level. We...
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