Importance of differential identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains for understanding differences in their prevalence, treatment efficacy, and vaccine development

Development of a One-Step Multiplex PCR Assay for Differential Detection of Major Mycobacterium Species

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Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from non-tubercular mycobacteria by nested multiplex PCR targeting IS6110, MTP40 and 32kD alpha antigen encoding gene fragments

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages and anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in reference hospitals across Viet Nam

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Variable Virulence and Efficacy of BCG Vaccine Strains in Mice and Correlation With Genome Polymorphisms

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Whole Genome Sequencing of Mycobacterium africanum Strains from Mali Provides Insights into the Mechanisms of Geographic Restriction

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Development and evaluation of a rapid multiplex-PCR based system for Mycobacterium tuberculosis diagnosis using sputum samples

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Tuberculosis – A global emergency: Tools and methods to monitor, understand, and control the epidemic with specific example of the Beijing lineage

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Complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis K from a Korean high school outbreak, belonging to the Beijing family

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Evolution of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis over Four Decades: Whole Genome Sequencing and Dating Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from KwaZulu-Natal

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Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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The Efficacy of the BCG Vaccine against Newly Emerging Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Assam, India: Dominance of Beijing Family and Discovery of Two New Clades Related to CAS1_Delhi and EAI Family Based on Spoligotyping and MIRU-VNTR Typing

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains of the Modern Sublineage of the Beijing Family Are More Likely To Display Increased Virulence than Strains of the Ancient Sublineage

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Evolution and transmission of drug-resistant tuberculosis in a Russian population

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Interferon-γ Release Assays for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in Children

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A robust SNP barcode for typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains

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Diversity and Evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Moving to Whole-Genome-Based Approaches

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Mapping of Genotype–Phenotype Diversity among Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Sequence-Based Transcriptional Profiling

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Simple Multiplex PCR Assay for Identification of Beijing Family Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates with a Lineage-Specific Mutation in Rv0679c

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis mutation rate estimates from different lineages predict substantial differences in the emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis

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A review of preclinical animal models utilised for TB vaccine evaluation in the context of recent human efficacy data

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A Simple and Efficient Multiplex PCR Assay for the Identification ofMycobacteriumGenus andMycobacterium tuberculosisComplex to the Species Level

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Clade-Specific Virulence Patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains in Human Primary Macrophages and Aerogenically Infected Mice

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Is Real-Time PCR Better than Conventional PCR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Detection in Clinical Samples?

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Increased Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype Strains Associated with Resistance to Streptomycin: A Population-Based Study

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Rapid Identification of Mycobacteria and Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Use of a Single Multiplex PCR and DNA Sequencing

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage Influences Innate Immune Response and Virulence and Is Associated with Distinct Cell Envelope Lipid Profiles

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Human Macrophage Responses to Clinical Isolates from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Discriminate between Ancient and Modern Lineages

(2011) Damien Portevin et al.   PLoS Pathogens

MIRU-VNTRplus: a web tool for polyphasic genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex bacteria

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Clinical Utility of a Commercial LAM-ELISA Assay for TB Diagnosis in HIV-Infected Patients Using Urine and Sputum Samples

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Innate Immune Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing and Other Genotypes

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Genotyping of Genetically Monomorphic Bacteria: DNA Sequencing in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Highlights the Limitations of Current Methodologies

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Evolution, Population Structure, and Phylogeography of Genetically Monomorphic Bacterial Pathogens

(2008) Mark Achtman   Annual Review of Microbiology

Mycobacterium bovis BCG Immunization Induces Protective Immunity against Nine Different Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains in Mice

(2008) B. Y. Jeon et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Relationship between Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotype and the Clinical Phenotype of Pulmonary and Meningeal Tuberculosis

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