[HTML][HTML] Genetic Diversity and Transmission Characteristics of Beijing Family Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Peru

T Iwamoto, L Grandjean, K Arikawa, N Nakanishi… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Beijing family strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have attracted worldwide attention
because of their wide geographical distribution and global emergence. Peru, which has a …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis mixed infections and drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

LN Micheni, S Deyno, J Bazira - African Health Sciences, 2022 - ajol.info
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa, is a region that records high rates of TB infection.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis mixed strain infection, especially when the strains involved are …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain genotypes in Taiwan reveals a close link to ethnic and population migration

HY Dou, YY Chen, SC Kou, IJ Su - Journal of the Formosan Medical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Taiwan is a relatively isolated island, serving as a mixing vessel for colonization by different
waves of ethnic and migratory groups over the past 4 centuries. The potential transmission …

[HTML][HTML] The Pattern of Cytokine Production In Vitro Induced by Ancient and Modern Beijing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains

YY Chen, JR Chang, WF Huang, SC Hsu, SC Kuo… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
It is unclear to what extent the host-responses elicited by Beijing versus non-Beijing strains
of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) contribute to the predominance of modern Beijing …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a Hierarchical Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing Scheme for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China

T Luo, C Yang, Y Pang, Y Zhao, J Mei, Q Gao - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Molecular typing based on variable-number tandem repeats (VNTR) analysis is a promising
tool for identifying transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, the currently …

[HTML][HTML] Association between genotype and drug resistance profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains circulating in China in a national drug resistance survey

Y Zhou, S van den Hof, S Wang, Y Pang, B Zhao… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
We describe the population structure of a representative collection of 3,133 Mycobacterium
tuberculosis isolates, collected within the framework of a national resistance survey from …

[HTML][HTML] Clonal expansion across the seas as seen through CPLP-TB database: A joint effort in cataloguing Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in …

J Perdigão, C Silva, J Diniz, C Pereira… - Infection, genetics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem within the Community of Portuguese
Language Speaking Countries (CPLP). Despite the marked variation in TB incidence across …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional response to the host cell environment of a multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clonal outbreak Beijing strain reveals its …

P Aiewsakun, P Prombutara, TAP Siregar… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Tuberculosis is a global public health problem with emergence of multidrug-resistant
infections. Previous epidemiological studies of tuberculosis in Thailand have identified a …

Whole genome sequence analysis of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing isolates from an outbreak in Thailand

SM Regmi, A Chaiprasert, S Kulawonganunchai… - Molecular Genetics and …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing family is often associated with multidrug
resistance and large outbreaks. Conventional genotyping study of a community outbreak of …

Pulmonary immunity and durable protection induced by the ID93/GLA-SE vaccine candidate against the hyper-virulent Korean Beijing Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

SB Cha, WS Kim, JS Kim, H Kim, KW Kwon, SJ Han… - Vaccine, 2016 - Elsevier
The majority of tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidates advanced to clinical trials have been
evaluated preclinically using laboratory-adapted strains. However, it has been proposed that …