Insertion and deletion evolution reflects antibiotics selection pressure in a Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreak.
M. Godfroid, T. Dagan, M. Merker, T. A. Kohl, R. Diel, F. P. Maurer, S. Niemann, A. Kupczok
This study identifies that insertions and deletions (indels) contribute to antibiotic resistance evolution in Mycobacterium tuberculosis during an outbreak, with indels showing a slower evolutionary rate than substitutions.
bioRxiv · Jan 28, 2020Microbiology