Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains of the Modern Sublineage of the Beijing Family Are More Likely To Display Increased Virulence than Strains of the Ancient Sublineage

C. M. Ribeiro, Simone; Lima Gomes, Lia; P. Amaral, Eduardo; R M de Andrade, Marcelle; Moreira Almeida, Fabrício; L. Rezende, Andreza; R. Lanes, Verônica; Carlos Queiroz de Carvalho, Eulógio; Noël Suffys, Philip; Mokrousov, Igor; Lasunskaia, Elena

doi:10.1128/jcm.00498-14

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains of the Modern Sublineage of the Beijing Family Are More Likely To Display Increased Virulence than Strains of the Ancient Sublineage

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • May 15, 2014

Authors:

Simone C. M. Ribeiro

Lia Lima Gomes

Eduardo P. Amaral

Abstract

Strains of the Beijing genotype family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are a cause of particular concern because of their increasing dissemination in the world and their association with drug resistance. Phylogenetically, this family includes distinct ancient and modern sublineages. The modern strains...

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Virulence

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Biology

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