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Harmonized genome wide typing of tubercle bacilli using a web-based gene-by-gene nomenclature system
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Background
Global tuberculosis (TB) control is challenged by uncontrolled transmission of Mycobacteriumtuberculosis complex (Mtbc) strains, esp. of multidrug (MDR) or extensively resistant (XDR) variants. Precise analysis of transmission networks is the basis to trace outbreak M/XDR clones and improve TB control. However, classical genotyping tools lack discriminatory power due to the high similarity of strains of particular successful lineages, e.g. Beijing or outbreak strains. ...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.07.030
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German Center for Infection Research
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- EBioMedicine Journal website
- Volume:
- 34
- Pages:
- 131-138
- Publication date:
- 2018-08-13
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-07-20
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2352-3964
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2352-3964
- Pmid:
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30115606
- Source identifiers:
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909969
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- English
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- Copyright date:
- 2018
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- Crown Copyright © 2018 Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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