A New Phylogenetic Framework for the Animal-adapted Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
D. Brites, C. Loiseau, F. Menardo, S. Borrell, M. B. Boniotti, R. Warren, A. Dippenaar, S. D. C. Parsons, C. Beisel, M. A. Behr, J. A. Fyfe, M. Coscolla, S. Gagneux
This study analyzes 529 MTBC genomes to reveal the phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of animal-adapted MTBC ecotypes, identifying four clades and suggesting host shifts and demographic factors drive host tropism.
bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2018Evolutionary Biology