Deep Whole-Genome Sequencing to Detect Mixed Infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Mixed infection by multiple Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains is associated with poor treatment outcome of tuberculosis (TB). Traditional genotyping methods have been used to detect mixed infections of MTB, however, their sensitivity and resolution are limited. Deep whole-genome sequencing (W...

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Main Authors: Mingyu Gan, Qingyun Liu, Chongguang Yang, Qian Gao, Tao Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4938208?pdf=render