Comparative whole-genome analysis of clinical isolates reveals characteristic architecture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis pangenome.

The tubercle complex consists of closely related mycobacterium species which appear to be variants of a single species. Comparative genome analysis of different strains could provide useful clues and insights into the genetic diversity of the species. We integrated genome assemblies of 96 strains fr...

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Main Authors: Vinita Periwal, Ashok Patowary, Shamsudheen Karuthedath Vellarikkal, Anju Gupta, Meghna Singh, Ashish Mittal, Shamini Jeyapaul, Rajendra Kumar Chauhan, Ajay Vir Singh, Pravin Kumar Singh, Parul Garg, Viswa Mohan Katoch, Kiran Katoch, Devendra Singh Chauhan, Sridhar Sivasubbu, Vinod Scaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4390332?pdf=render