A seventeenth-century Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome supports a Neolithic emergence of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

A seventeenth-century Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome supports a Neolithic emergence of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

Abstract Background Although tuberculosis accounts for the highest mortality from a bacterial infection on a global scale, questions persist regarding its origin. One hypothesis based on modern Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) genomes suggests their most recent common ancestor followed huma...

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Main Authors: Susanna Sabin, Alexander Herbig, Åshild J. Vågene, Torbjörn Ahlström, Gracijela Bozovic, Caroline Arcini, Denise Kühnert, Kirsten I. Bos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Genome Biology
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Ancient DNA
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Molecular dating
Metagenomics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-020-02112-1

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