Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
A New Phylogenetic Framework for the Animal-adapted Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
D. Brites, C. Loiseau, F. Menardo…·S. Gagneux
This study analyzes 529 MTBC genomes to reveal the phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of animal-adapted MTBC ecotypes, identifying four clades and suggesting host shifts and demographic factors drive host tropism.
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02820