Combined Genotypic, Phylogenetic, and Epidemiologic Analyses of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genetic Diversity in the Rhône Alpes Region, France.

The present work relates to identification and a deep molecular characterization of circulating Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains in the Rhône-Alpes region, France from 2000 to 2010. It aimed to provide with a first snapshot of MTBC genetic diversity in conjunction with bacterial dru...

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Main Authors: Catherine Pichat, David Couvin, Gérard Carret, Isabelle Frédénucci, Véronique Jacomo, Anne Carricajo, Sandrine Boisset, Oana Dumitrescu, Jean-Pierre Flandrois, Gérard Lina, Nalin Rastogi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4851328?pdf=render