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Broad diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains isolated from humans and cattle in Northern Algeria suggests a zoonotic transmission cycle.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Nov 2020
Damene Hanane, Tahir Djamel, Diels Maren, Berber Ali, Sahraoui Naima, Rigouts Leen
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) comprises closely related species responsible for human and animal tuberculosis (TB). Efficient species determination is useful for epidemiological purposes, especially for the elucidation of the zoonotic contribution. In Algeria, data on MTBC genotypes are largely unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the occurrence and diversity of MTBC genotypes causing human...
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