The genome of Mycobacterium africanum West African 2 reveals a lineage-specific locus and genome erosion common to the M. tuberculosis complex.

The genome of Mycobacterium africanum West African 2 reveals a lineage-specific locus and genome erosion common to the M. tuberculosis complex.

<h4>Background</h4>M. africanum West African 2 constitutes an ancient lineage of the M. tuberculosis complex that commonly causes human tuberculosis in West Africa and has an attenuated phenotype relative to M. tuberculosis.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>In search of...

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Main Authors: Stephen D Bentley, Iñaki Comas, Josephine M Bryant, Danielle Walker, Noel H Smith, Simon R Harris, Scott Thurston, Sebastien Gagneux, Jonathan Wood, Martin Antonio, Michael A Quail, Florian Gehre, Richard A Adegbola, Julian Parkhill, Bouke C de Jong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001552&type=printable
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