Fighting an old disease with next-generation sequencing
Whole genome sequencing has revealed that most cases of tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting in Malawi were caused by just one lineage of the bacterium responsible for the disease.
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doaj-f1775c2fbf434b33a158e4f71d6a167b2021-05-04T23:40:57ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2015-03-01410.7554/eLife.06782Fighting an old disease with next-generation sequencingAnzaan Dippenaar0Robin M Warren1DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for TB Research and the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaDST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, SAMRC Centre for TB Research and the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaWhole genome sequencing has revealed that most cases of tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting in Malawi were caused by just one lineage of the bacterium responsible for the disease.https://elifesciences.org/articles/06782tuberculosistransmissionMalawi |
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Fighting an old disease with next-generation sequencing |
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Fighting an old disease with next-generation sequencing |
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Fighting an old disease with next-generation sequencing |
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Fighting an old disease with next-generation sequencing |
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fighting an old disease with next-generation sequencing |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd |
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eLife |
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2050-084X |
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Whole genome sequencing has revealed that most cases of tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting in Malawi were caused by just one lineage of the bacterium responsible for the disease. |
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tuberculosis transmission Malawi |
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