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Strain diversity, epistasis and the evolution of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Borrell, S. and Gagneux, S.. (2011) Strain diversity, epistasis and the evolution of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clinical microbiology and infection : CMI : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, H. 6. pp. 815-820.

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Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis harbours little DNA sequence diversity compared with other bacteria. However, there is mounting evidence that strain-to-strain variation in this organism has been underestimated. We review our current understanding of the genetic diversity among M. tuberculosis clinical strains and discuss the relevance of this diversity for the ongoing global epidemics of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Based on findings in other bacteria, we propose that epistatic interactions between pre-existing differences in strain genetic background, acquired drug-resistance-conferring mutations and compensatory changes could play a role in the emergence and spread of drug-resistant M. tuberculosis.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) > Tuberculosis Ecology and Evolution Unit (Gagneux)
UniBasel Contributors:Borrell, Sonia and Gagneux, Sebastien
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Blackwell
ISSN:1198-743X
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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