A New Phylogenetic Framework for the Animal-Adapted Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex

A New Phylogenetic Framework for the Animal-Adapted Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex

Tuberculosis (TB) affects humans and other animals and is caused by bacteria from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Previous studies have shown that there are at least nine members of the MTBC infecting animals other than humans; these have also been referred to as ecotypes. However, th...

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Main Authors: Daniela Brites, Chloé Loiseau, Fabrizio Menardo, Sonia Borrell, Maria Beatrice Boniotti, Robin Warren, Anzaan Dippenaar, Sven David Charles Parsons, Christian Beisel, Marcel A. Behr, Janet A. Fyfe, Mireia Coscolla, Sebastien Gagneux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
host–pathogen interactions
specificity
host range
genetic diversity
whole-genome sequencing
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02820/full

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