Local adaptation in populations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis endemic to the Indian Ocean Rim

• Main Authors: Fabrizio Menardo, Sebastien Gagneux, Liliana K. Rutaihwa, Michaela Zwyer, Sonia Borrell, Iñaki Comas, Emilyn Costa Conceição, Mireia Coscolla, Helen Cox, Moses Joloba, Horng Yunn Dou, Julia Feldmann, Lukas Fenner, Janet Fyfe, Qian Gao, Darío García de Viedma, Alberto L. Garcia-Basteiro, Sebastian M. Gygli, Jerry Hella, Hellen Hiza, Levan Jugheli, Lujeko Kamwela, Midori Kato-Maeda, Qingyun Liu, Serej D. Ley, Chloe Loiseau, Surakameth Mahasirimongkol, Bijaya Malla, Prasit Palittapongarnpim, Niaina Rakotosamimanana, Voahangy Rasolofo, Miriam Reinhard, Klaus Reither, Mohamed Sasamalo, Rafael Silva Duarte, Christophe Sola, Philip Suffys, Karla Valeria Batista Lima, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Christian Beisel, Daniela Brites
• Other Authors: Université Paris Cité
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/76403
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Lineage 1 (L1) and 3 (L3) are two lineages of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) causing tuberculosis (TB) in humans. L1 and L3 are prevalent around the rim of the Indian Ocean, the region that accounts for most of the world's new TB cases. Despite their relevance for thi...