Mycobacterium tuberculosis belonging to family LAM and sublineage RD Rio: common strains in Southern Brazil for over 10 years

A sublineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis called RD Rio was described in 2007. Although only recently described, this strain may have been present previously in the population, and its identification in clinical isolates will elucidate bacterial transmission dynamics and host-pathogen interactions....

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Main Authors: Renata Oliveira Soares, Maíra Bidart de Macedo, Andrea von Groll, Pedro Eduardo Almeida da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2013-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822013000400032&lng=en&tlng=en