Geospatial distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Africa.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes across Africa. METHODS:The SITVIT2 global repository and PUBMED were searched for spoligotype and published genotype data respectively, of M. tuberculosis from Africa. M. tuberculosis lineages in Africa were described...

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Main Authors: Violet N Chihota, Antoinette Niehaus, Elizabeth M Streicher, Xia Wang, Samantha L Sampson, Peter Mason, Gunilla Källenius, Sayoki G Mfinanga, Marnomorney Pillay, Marisa Klopper, Webster Kasongo, Marcel A Behr, Nicolaas C Gey van Pittius, Paul D van Helden, David Couvin, Nalin Rastogi, Robin M Warren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6070189?pdf=render