Phylogenomics of Mycobacterium africanum reveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary history

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2021-02Author
Coscolla, M.Gagneux, S.
Menardo, F.
Loiseau, C.
Ruiz-Rodriguez, P.
Borrell, S.
Otchere, I.D.
Asante-Poku, A.
Asare, P.
Sánchez-Busó, L.
Gehre, F.
Sanoussi, C.N.
Antonio, M.
Affolabi, D.
Fyfe, J.
Beckert, P.
Niemann, S.
Alabi, A.S.
Grobusch, M.P.
Kobbe, R.
Parkhill, J.
Beisel, C.
Fenner, C.
Böttger, E.C.
Meehan, Conor J.
Harris, S.R.
de Jong, B.C.
Yeboah-Manu, D.
Brites, D.
Keyword
Mycobacterium africanumMycobacterium tuberculosis
Diversity
Evolution
Genome
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC)
Lineages
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