A sister lineage of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex discovered in the African Great Lakes region
J. C. Semuto Ngabonziza, C. Loiseau, M. Marceau, A. Jouet, F. Menardo, O. Tzfadia, R. Antoine, E. B. Niyigena, W. Mulders, K. Fissette, M. Diels, C. Gaudin, S. Duthoy, W. Ssengooba, E. Andre, , P. J. Supply
The paper identifies a new lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, Lineage 8, found in the African Great Lakes region, and shows its evolutionary relationship to known lineages.
bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2020Microbiology