Title
Genome comparison of an ancestral isolate and a modern isolate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the Beijing lineage from São Paulo, Brazil
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Gomes L.L.
Lasunskaia E.
Vasconcellos S.E.G.
de Araujo M.E.I.
de Miranda A.B.
Suffys P.N.
Oswaldo Cruz Institute
Publisher(s)
American Society for Microbiology
Abstract
Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the Bejing subtype (MtbB) is transmitted efficiently in high burden countries for this genotype. A higher virulence was associated with isolates of the "modern" Beijing genotype sub-lineages when compared to "ancient" ones. Here, we report the full genomes of the strain representing these two genotypes from Brazil, a country with a low incidence of MtbB.
Volume
3
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Genética, Herencia
Sistema respiratorio
Biología celular, Microbiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85009165742
Source
Genome Announcements
Sponsor(s)
Funding text
This study was supported by the CNPq, PAPES, PROEP, and the "Brazil Without Poverty" program of CAPES.
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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