Predominance of Central Asian strain (ST 26) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Balochistan by spoligotyping
Author(s) -
Muhammad Shafee,
Ferhat Abbas,
Zunera Tanveer,
Andrew Whitelaw,
Lemese Ah Tow,
Muhammad Ashraf,
Irshad Ahmad,
Simon G. Patching,
Abdul Jabbar,
Ali Akbar,
Mohammad Zahid Mustafa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.10803
Subject(s) - genotype , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , clade , genetic diversity , strain (injury) , biology , disease , virology , medicine , phylogenetic tree , gene , genetics , environmental health , population , pathology , anatomy
Tuberculosis is a chronic debilitating infectious disease causing a severe challenge to public health, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to examine genetic diversity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains circulating in the Balochistan region of Pakistan.
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