Comparative genomics of Mycobacterium africanum Lineage 5 and Lineage 6 from Ghana suggests distinct ecological niches

Comparative genomics of Mycobacterium africanum Lineage 5 and Lineage 6 from Ghana suggests distinct ecological niches

Mycobacterium africanum (Maf) causes a substantial proportion of human tuberculosis in some countries of West Africa, but little is known on this pathogen. We compared the genomes of 253 Maf clinical isolates from Ghana, including N = 175 Lineage 5 (L5) and N = 78 Lineage 6 (L6). We found that the g...

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Main Authors: Otchere, ID, Coscollá, M, Sánchez-Busó, L, Asante-Poku, A, Brites, D, Loiseau, C, Meehan, C, Osei-Wusu, S, Forson, A, Laryea, C, Yahayah, AI, Baddoo, A, Ansa, GA, Aboagye, SY, Asare, P, Borrell, S, Gehre, F, Beckert, P, Kohl, TA, N'Dira, S, Beisel, C, Antonio, M, Niemann, S, De Jong, BC, Parkhill, J, Harris, SR, Gagneux, S, Yeboah-Manu, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2018

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