Global Distribution and Evolution of Mycobacterium bovis Lineages

Global Distribution and Evolution of Mycobacterium bovis Lineages

Mycobacterium bovis is the main causative agent of zoonotic tuberculosis in humans and frequently devastates livestock and wildlife worldwide. Previous studies suggested the existence of genetic groups of M. bovis strains based on limited DNA markers (a.k.a. clonal complexes), and the evolution and...

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Main Authors: Cristina Kraemer Zimpel, José Salvatore L. Patané, Aureliano Coelho Proença Guedes, Robson F. de Souza, Taiana T. Silva-Pereira, Naila C. Soler Camargo, Antônio F. de Souza Filho, Cássia Y. Ikuta, José Soares Ferreira Neto, João Carlos Setubal, Marcos Bryan Heinemann, Ana Marcia Sa Guimaraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Mycobacterium bovis
genomic
evolution
lineage
bovine tuberculosis (bTB)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00843/full

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