Mapping Gene-by-Gene Single-Nucleotide Variation in 8,535 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genomes: a Resource To Support Potential Vaccine and Drug Development

Papakonstantinou D., Dunn SJ., Draper SJ., Cunningham AF., O’Shea MK., McNally A.

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis . In the first half of the 20th century, the discovery of the Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine and antituberculous drugs heralded a new era in the control of TB.

DOI

10.1128/msphere.01224-20

Type

Journal article

Journal

mSphere

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Publication Date

28/04/2021

Volume

6

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