A robust SNP barcode for typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains
Published in Nature Communications, 2014
Recommended citation: Coll F, McNerney R, Guerra-Assunção JA, et al. A robust SNP barcode for typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains. Nature Communications. 2014;5(1):4812. doi:10.1038/ncomms5812 https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms5812
Here I proposed the use of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to accurately genotype and discriminate all lineages and sub-lineages of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), applying phylogenetic and population genetics methods to a collection of more than 1,500 genomes. This new system has become the preferred, most adopted and cited system in the field for MTBC genotyping.
Citation: Coll F, McNerney R, Guerra-Assunção JA, et al. A robust SNP barcode for typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains. Nature Communications. 2014;5(1):4812. doi:10.1038/ncomms5812