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SUBMITTER: Shitikov E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6595453 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shitikov Egor E Vyazovaya Anna A Malakhova Maja M Guliaev Andrei A Bespyatykh Julia J Proshina Evgeniya E Pasechnik Oksana O Mokrousov Igor I
Journal of clinical microbiology 20190625 7
The Central Asia outbreak (CAO) clade is a branch of the <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Beijing genotype that is associated with multidrug resistance, increased transmissibility, and epidemic spread in parts of the former Soviet Union. Furthermore, migration flows bring these strains far beyond their areas of origin. We aimed to find a specific molecular marker of the Beijing CAO clade and develop a simple and affordable method for its detection. Based on the bioinformatics analysis of the la ...[more]