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Transmission dynamics and phylogeography of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China based on whole-genome phylogenetic analysis.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Mar 2024
Li Yi-Fan, Yang Yang, Kong Xiang-Long, Song Wan-Mei, Li Ya-Meng, Li Ying-Ying, Fang Wei-Wei, Yang Jie-Yu, Men Dan, Yu Chun-Bao, Yang Guo-Ru, Han Wen-Ge, Liu Wen-Yu, Yan Kun, Li Huai-Chen, Liu Yao
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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to describe the lineage-specific transmissibility and epidemiological migration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China. METHODS: We curated a large set of whole-genome sequences from 3204 M. tuberculosis isolates, including thousands of newly sequenced genomes, and applied a series of metrics to compare the transmissibility of M. tuberculosis strains between lineages and sublineages....
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