Deciphering the growth behaviour of Mycobacterium africanum.

• Main Authors: Florian Gehre (Author), Jacob Otu (Author), Kathryn DeRiemer (Author), Paola Florez de Sessions (Author), Martin L Hibberd (Author), Wim Mulders (Author), Tumani Corrah (Author), Bouke C de Jong (Author), Martin Antonio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human tuberculosis (TB) in West Africa is not only caused by M. tuberculosis but also by bacteria of the two lineages of M. africanum. For instance, in The Gambia, 40% of TB is due to infections with M. africanum West African 2. This bacterial lineage is associated with HIV infection, reduced ESAT-6...