Independent large scale duplications in multiple M. tuberculosis lineages overlapping the same genomic region.

Independent large scale duplications in multiple M. tuberculosis lineages overlapping the same genomic region.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of most human tuberculosis, infects one third of the world's population and kills an estimated 1.7 million people a year. With the world-wide emergence of drug resistance, and the finding of more functional genetic diversity than previously expect...

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Main Authors: Brian Weiner, James Gomez, Thomas C Victor, Robert M Warren, Alexander Sloutsky, Bonnie B Plikaytis, James E Posey, Paul D van Helden, Nicolass C Gey van Pittius, Michael Koehrsen, Peter Sisk, Christian Stolte, Jared White, Sebastien Gagneux, Bruce Birren, Deborah Hung, Megan Murray, James Galagan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3274525?pdf=render

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