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Whole Genome Sequencing Demonstrates Limited Transmission within Identified Mycobacterium tuberculos...

Whole Genome Sequencing Demonstrates Limited Transmission within Identified Mycobacterium tuberculos...

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Whole Genome Sequencing Demonstrates Limited Transmission within Identified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clusters in New South Wales, Australia

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Whole Genome Sequencing Demonstrates Limited Transmission within Identified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clusters in New South Wales, Australia

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2016-10, Vol.11 (10), p.e0163612

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Australia has a low tuberculosis incidence rate with most cases occurring among recent immigrants. Given suboptimal cluster resolution achieved with 24-locus mycobacterium interspersed repetitive unit (MIRU-24) genotyping, the added value of whole genome sequencing was explored. MIRU-24 profiles of all Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture-confirmed t...

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Full title

Whole Genome Sequencing Demonstrates Limited Transmission within Identified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clusters in New South Wales, Australia

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1828679113

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1828679113

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0163612

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