Genetic diversity within diagnostic sputum samples is mirrored in the culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Carla Mariner-Llicer, Galo Adrián Goig, Manuela Torres‐Puente, Sergo A. Vashakidze, Luis M. Villamayor, Belén Saavedra, Edson Mambuque, Iza Khurtsilava, Zaza Avaliani, Alex Rosenthal, Andrei E. Gabrielian, Marika Shurgaia, Natalia Shubladze, Alberto L. García‐Basteiro, Mariana G. López, Iñaki Comas
This study shows that culturing Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum samples accurately mirrors the genetic diversity found in the original clinical samples, with high variant agreement and correlation.
bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2024 · PreprintGenomics