Whole genome sequencing Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum identifies more genetic diversity than sequencing from culture
Camus Nimmo, Liam P. Shaw, Ronan Doyle, Rachel J. Williams, Kayleen Brien, Carrie Burgess, Judith Breuer, François Balloux, Alexander S. Pym
This study compares whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum to sequencing from culture, finding greater genetic diversity in sputum-derived samples.
BMC Genomics · May 20, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics