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Phenotypic and genotypic features of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 1 subgroup in central Vietnam.
Scientific reports - 30 Jun 2021
Le Hang Nguyen Thi, Hijikata Minako, Maeda Shinji, Miyabayashi Akiko, Wakabayashi Keiko, Seto Shintaro, Diem Nguyen Thi Kieu, Yen Nguyen Thi Thanh, Van Duc Le, Thuong Pham Huu, Van Huan Hoang, Hoang Nguyen Phuong, Mitarai Satoshi, Keicho Naoto, Kato Seiya
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has different features depending on different geographic areas. We collected Mtb strains from patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Da Nang, central Vietnam. Using a whole genome sequencing platform, including genome assembly complemented by long-read-sequencing data, genomic characteristics were studied. Of 181 Mtb isolates, predominant Vietnamese EAI4_VNM and...
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