Ancient origin and gene mosaicism of the progenitor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 0055-0061

  M Cristina, Gutierrez ^a   Brisse, Sylvain ^a   Brosch, Roland ^a   Fabre, Michel ^b   Omaïs, Bahia ^a   Marmiesse, Magali ^a   Supply, Philip ^c   Vincent, Veronique ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

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EID: 77951051763     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0010005     Document Type: Article

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