Newly Identified Mycobacterium africanum Lineage 10, Central Africa

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Oct;30(3):560-563. doi: 10.3201/eid3003.231466.ABSTRACTAnalysis of genome sequencing data from >100,000 genomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex using TB-Annotator software revealed a previously unknown lineage, proposed name L10, in central Africa. Phylogenetic reconstruction suggests L10 could represent a missing link in the evolutionary and geographic migration histories of M. africanum.PMID:38407162 | DOI:10.3201/eid3003.231466

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Christophe Guyeux Gaetan Senelle Adrien Le Meur Philip Supply Cyril Gaudin Jody E Phelan Taane G Clark Leen Rigouts Bouke de Jong Christophe Sola Guislaine Refr égier Source Type: research