Mapping Gene-by-Gene Single-Nucleotide Variation in 8,535 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genomes: a Resource To Support Potential Vaccine and Drug Development
Papakonstantinou D., Dunn SJ., Draper SJ., Cunningham AF., O’Shea MK., McNally A.
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis . In the first half of the 20th century, the discovery of the Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine and antituberculous drugs heralded a new era in the control of TB.