SNP/RD typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strains reveals local and worldwide disseminated clonal complexes.

The Beijing strain is one of the most successful genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis worldwide and appears to be highly homogenous according to existing genotyping methods. To type Beijing strains reliably we developed a robust typing scheme using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and regio...

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Main Authors: Anita C Schürch, Kristin Kremer, Amber C A Hendriks, Benthe Freyee, Christopher R E McEvoy, Reinout van Crevel, Martin J Boeree, Paul van Helden, Robin M Warren, Roland J Siezen, Dick van Soolingen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3230589?pdf=render