"Pseudo-Beijing": evidence for convergent evolution in the direct repeat region of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

<h4>Background</h4>Mycobacterium tuberculosis has a global population structure consisting of six main phylogenetic lineages associated with specific geographic regions and human populations. One particular M. tuberculosis genotype known as "Beijing" has repeatedly been associa...

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Main Authors: Lukas Fenner, Bijaya Malla, Béatrice Ninet, Olivier Dubuis, David Stucki, Sonia Borrell, Thembela Huna, Thomas Bodmer, Matthias Egger, Sebastien Gagneux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21935448/?tool=EBI