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Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis var. africanum isolated from a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis in Brazil.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2020
Rabahi Marcelo Fouad, Conceição Emilyn Costa, de Paiva Luísa Oliveira, Souto Marcos Vinícius Muniz Lemes, Sisco Maria Carolina, de Waard Jacobus, de Souza Caldas Paulo Cesar, Fandinho Fatima, Ramos Jesus Pais, de Carvalho Luciana Distasio, Campos Carlos Eduardo Dias, Lima Karla Valéria Batista, da Silva Sandro Patroca, Sharma Abhinav, Robledo Jaime, Paez Uriel Alonso Hurtado, Duarte Rafael Silva, da Silva Marlei Gomes, Gomes Lia Lima, Vasconcellos Sidra Ezidio Gonçalves, Uwezeye Cecile, de Jong Bouke C, Junqueira-Kipnis Ana Paula, Suffys Philip Noel
Abstract excerpt
Human tuberculosis (TB) is caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), including Mycobacterium tuberculosis var. tuberculosis (MTB) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis var. africanum (MAF). While MTB is isolated worldwide, MAF is almost completely restricted to the African continent, and despite the historical proximity between Brazil and Africa during the slave trade, no case of TB being...
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