Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum: Knowns and unknowns.

Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum: Knowns and unknowns.

Tuberculosis (TB), one of the deadliest threats to human health, is mainly caused by 2 highly related and human-adapted bacteria broadly known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium africanum. Whereas M. tuberculosis is widely spread, M. africanum is restricted to West Africa, where it rema...

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Main Authors:	Marta L Silva, Baltazar Cá, Nuno S Osório, Pedro N S Rodrigues, Ana Raquel Maceiras, Margarida Saraiva
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-05-01
Series:	PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010490

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