The molecular clock of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

The molecular clock and its phylogenetic applications to genomic data have changed how we study and understand one of the major human pathogens, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the etiologic agent of tuberculosis. Genome sequences of MTB strains sampled at different times are increasingly used to...

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Main Authors: Fabrizio Menardo, Sebastian Duchêne, Daniela Brites, Sebastien Gagneux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008067