The Global Success of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Modern Beijing Family Is Driven by a Few Recently Emerged Strains
ABSTRACT 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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2023-08-01
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| Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03339-22 |