Genomic analysis of globally diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains provides insights into the emergence and spread of multidrug resistance

AL Manson, KA Cohen, T Abeel, CA Desjardins… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), caused by drug-resistant strains of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is an increasingly serious problem worldwide. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary pathway analysis and unified classification of East Asian lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

E Shitikov, S Kolchenko, I Mokrousov, J Bespyatykh… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Due to its rapid spread and association with the numerous outbreaks, the global spread of
East Asian lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains presents a global concern …

Role of Alanine Racemase Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosisd-Cycloserine Resistance

Y Nakatani, HK Opel-Reading, M Merker… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A screening of more than 1,500 drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis revealed evolutionary patterns characteristic of positive selection for three …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity, transmission dynamics and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Angola

J Perdigão, S Clemente, J Ramos, P Masakidi… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Tuberculosis (TB) poses a serious public health problem in Angola. No surveillance data on
drug resistance is available and nothing is known regarding the genetic diversity and …

[HTML][HTML] Bayesian population structure analysis reveals presence of phylogeographically specific sublineages within previously ill-defined T group of Mycobacterium …

Y Reynaud, C Zheng, G Wu, Q Sun, N Rastogi - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic structure, and evolutionary history have been studied
for years by several genotyping approaches, but delineation of a few sublineages remains …

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by strains of beijing family, in patients from Lisbon, Portugal: Preliminary report

F Maltez, T Martins, D Póvoas, J Cabo… - Acta Médica …, 2017 - repositorio.ul.pt
Introduction: Beijing family strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are associated with
multidrug-resistance. Although strains of the Lisboa family are the most common among …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular identity of mycobacteria isolates in new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Kisumu County, Western Kenya

GA Ouno, R Kakai, HND Nyamogoba, B RK, CK Magut… - 2017 - core.ac.uk
Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most challenging diseases to
control in the world today and it has become a major global health problem especially in …

[PDF][PDF] Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis by Strains of Beijing Family, in Patients from Lisbon, Portugal: Preliminary Report Tuberculose Multirresistente por Estirpes da …

F MALTEZ, T MARTINS, D PÓVOAS, J CABO… - academia.edu
Introdução: As estirpes de Mycobacterium tuberculosis da família Beijing estão associadas
à multirresistência. As estirpes da família Lisboa prevalecem entre os doentes com …

[PDF][PDF] Tuberculose Multirresistente por Estirpes da Família Beijing, em Doentes de Lisboa, Portugal: Estudo Preliminar Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis by Strains of …

F MALTEZ, T MARTINS, D PÓVOAS, J CABO… - actamedicaportuguesa.com
Introdução: As estirpes de Mycobacterium tuberculosis da família Beijing estão associadas
à multirresistência. As estirpes da família Lisboa prevalecem entre os doentes com …

Role of Alanine Racemase Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis D-Cycloserine Resistance

SJ Peacock, CU Koser, J Parkhill, Y Nakatani - 2017 - repository.cam.ac.uk
Screening of more than 1,500 drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis revealed
evolutionary patterns characteristic of positive selection for three alanine racemase (Alr) …