Exploring the “Latin American Mediterranean” family and the RDRio lineage in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Paraguay, Argentina and Venezuela

Exploring the “Latin American Mediterranean” family and the RDRio lineage in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Paraguay, Argentina and Venezuela

Abstract Background The Latin American & Mediterranean (LAM) spoligotype family is one of the most successful genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis worldwide and particularly prevalent in South-America. Within this family, a sublineage named Region of Difference Rio (RDRio) was reported initial...

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Main Authors: Chyntia Carolina Díaz Acosta, Graciela Russomando, Norma Candia, Viviana Ritacco, Sidra E. G. Vasconcellos, Marcia de Berrêdo Pinho Moreira, Nilda J. de Romero, Nora Morcillo, Jacobus Henri De Waard, Harrison Magdinier Gomes, Philip Noel Suffys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
LAM
Genotyping
Paraguay
South-America
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1479-6

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