Identification of positively selected genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis from southern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region of China

Identification of positively selected genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis from southern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region of China

BackgroundTuberculosis (TB), mainly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains a serious public health problem. Increasing evidence supports that selective evolution is an important force affecting genomic determinants of Mtb phenotypes. It is necessary to further understand the Mtb selecti...

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Main Authors: Lele Deng, Quan Wang, Haican Liu, Yi Jiang, Miao Xu, Yu Xiang, Ting Yang, Shuliu Yang, Di Yan, Machao Li, Lili Zhao, Xiuqin Zhao, Kanglin Wan, Guangxue He, Xiaokaiti Mijiti, Guilian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
whole genome sequencing (WGS)
positive selection
China
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1290227/full

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