The Forest behind the Tree: Phylogenetic Exploration of a Dominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain...
The Forest behind the Tree: Phylogenetic Exploration of a Dominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain Lineage from a High Tuberculosis Burden Country
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates is a powerful tool for epidemiological control of tuberculosis (TB) and phylogenetic exploration of the pathogen. Standardized PCR-based typing, based on 15 to 24 mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number of tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) loci combined with spoligotyping, has been shown...
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The Forest behind the Tree: Phylogenetic Exploration of a Dominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain Lineage from a High Tuberculosis Burden Country
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292581001
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292581001
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0018256
