An African origin for Mycobacterium bovis
C. M. Loiseau, F. Menardo, A. Aseffa, E. Hailu, B. Gumi, G. Ameni, S. Berg, L. Rigouts, S. Robbe-Austerman, J. Zinsstag, S. Gagneux, D. Brites
The paper traces the origin of Mycobacterium bovis to East Africa and identifies its global dispersal patterns through phylogenetic and phylogeographic analysis.
bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2020Evolutionary Biology