Mycobacterium africanum--review of an important cause of human tuberculosis in West Africa.

• প্রধান লেখক: Bouke C de Jong (লেখক), Martin Antonio (লেখক), Sebastien Gagneux (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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Mycobacterium africanum consists of two phylogenetically distinct lineages within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, known as M. africanum West African 1 and M. africanum West African 2. These lineages are restricted to West Africa, where they cause up to half of human pulmonary tuberculosis. I...