Molecular Epidemiology of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Complex Strains in Urban and Slum Settings of Nairobi, Kenya

Molecular Epidemiology of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Complex Strains in Urban and Slum Settings of Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya is a country with a high tuberculosis (TB) burden. However, knowledge on the genetic diversity of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> complex (MTBC) strains and their transmission dynamics is sparsely available. Hence, we used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to depict the genetic diver...

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Main Authors: Glennah Kerubo, Perpetua Ndungu, Yassir Adam Shuaib, Evans Amukoye, Gunturu Revathi, Susanne Homolka, Samuel Kariuki, Matthias Merker, Stefan Niemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
tuberculosis
<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>
whole-genome sequencing
molecular epidemiology
Nairobi
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/3/475

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