Genetic diversity and transmission characteristics of Beijing family strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Peru.

Genetic diversity and transmission characteristics of Beijing family strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Peru.

Beijing family strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have attracted worldwide attention because of their wide geographical distribution and global emergence. Peru, which has a historical relationship with East Asia, is considered to be a hotspot for Beijing family strains in South America. We aimed...

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Main Authors: Tomotada Iwamoto, Louis Grandjean, Kentaro Arikawa, Noriko Nakanishi, Luz Caviedes, Jorge Coronel, Patricia Sheen, Takayuki Wada, Carmen A Taype, Marie-Anne Shaw, David A J Moore, Robert H Gilman
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0049651&type=printable
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