Patients infected with Mycobacterium africanum versus Mycobacterium tuberculosis possess distinct intestinal microbiota.

• Main Authors: Sivaranjani Namasivayam (Author), Bassirou Diarra (Author), Seydou Diabate (Author), Yeya Dit Sadio Sarro (Author), Amadou Kone (Author), Bourahima Kone (Author), Mohamed Tolofoudie (Author), Bocar Baya (Author), Mahamane T Diakite (Author), Ousmane Kodio (Author), Keira Cohen (Author), Jane Holl (Author), Chad J Achenbach (Author), Soumya Chatterjee (Author), Robert Leo Murphy (Author), William Bishai (Author), Souleymane Diallo (Author), Alan Sher (Author), Mamoudou Maiga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), is composed of eight subspecies. TB in West Africa, in contrast to other geographical regions, is caused by Mycobacterium africanum (MAF) in addition to M. tuberculosis (MTB), with both infections present...