Article
Distinct genotypic profiles of the two major clades of Mycobacterium africanum
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VASCONCELLOS, Sidra E. Gonçalves. et al. Distinct genotypic profiles of the two major clades of Mycobacterium africanum. BMC INfectious Diseases, v.10:80, 16p, 2010.
1471-2334
10.1186/1471-2334-10-80
Autor
Vasconcellos, Sidra E. Gonçalves
Huard, Richard C.
Niemann, Stefan
Kremer, Kristin
Santos, Adalberto R.
Suffys, Philip N.
Ho, John L.
Resumen
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the principal etiologic agent of human tuberculosis (TB) and a member of the M. tuberculosis complex (MTC). Additional MTC species that cause TB in humans and other mammals include Mycobacterium africanum and Mycobacterium bovis. One result of studies interrogating recently identified MTC phylogenetic markers has been the recognition of at least two distinct lineages of M. africanum, known as West African-1 and West African-2.