A New Phylogenetic Framework for the Animal-Adapted Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex.

Volume: 9, Pages: 2820 - 2820
Published: Nov 27, 2018
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) affects humans and other animals and is caused by bacteria from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Previous studies have shown that there are at least nine members of the MTBC infecting animals other than humans; these have also been referred to as ecotypes. However, the ecology and the evolution of these animal-adapted MTBC ecotypes are poorly understood. Here we screened 12,886 publicly available MTBC genomes and...
Paper Details
Title
A New Phylogenetic Framework for the Animal-Adapted Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex.
Published Date
Nov 27, 2018
Volume
9
Pages
2820 - 2820
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