Ecology and evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ecology and evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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English
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
complex (MTBC) evolved from an environmental organism to an obligate pathogen through a combination of genome reduction and the acquisition of new genes. Key steps in this process were acquiring the ability to grow inside host cells and the ability to transmit directly from host to host.
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Ecology and evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2004441293
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2004441293
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1740-1526
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1740-1534
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10.1038/nrmicro.2018.8
