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The Global Success of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Modern Beijing Family Is Driven by a Few Recently Emerged Strains.
Microbiology spectrum - 17 Aug 2023
Zhu Chendi, Yang Tingting, Yin Jinfeng, Jiang Hui, Takiff Howard E, Gao Qian, Liu Qingyun, Li Weimin
Abstract excerpt
Strains of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) Beijing family aroused concern because they were often found in clusters and appeared to be exceptionally transmissible. However, it was later found that strains of the Beijing family were heterogeneous, and the transmission advantage was restricted to sublineage L2.3 or modern Beijing. In this study, we analyzed the previously published genome sequences of...
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