Distinct genotypic profiles of the two major clades of <it>Mycobacterium africanum</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>is the principal etiologic agent of human tuberculosis (TB) and a member of the <it>M. tuberculosis </it>complex (MTC). Additional MTC species that cause TB in humans and ot...

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Main Authors: Suffys Philip N, Santos Adalberto R, Kremer Kristin, Niemann Stefan, Huard Richard C, Vasconcellos Sidra, Ho John L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/80