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Genetic diversity of mycobacterium tuberculosis in northern Greece.

ΤίτλοςGenetic diversity of mycobacterium tuberculosis in northern Greece.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsKazdaglis, G., Molina-Moya B., Manika K., Ioannidis P., Papaventsis D., Vogiatzakis E., Panopoulou M., Melidou A., Domínguez J., Malisiovas N., & Gioula G.
JournalJ Biol Regul Homeost Agents
Volume32
Issue4
Pagination931-936
Date Published2018 Jul-Aug
ISSN0393-974X
Λέξεις κλειδιάAdult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, DNA, Bacterial, Female, Genetic Variation, Genotype, Greece, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Phylogeny, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Young Adult
Abstract

The aim of the present study was to describe the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tuberculosis) strains circulating in the region of Northern Greece. A total of thirty-seven M. tuberculosis clinical isolates were analysed by the spoligotyping method. According to the results, six clusters comprising seventeen strains were detected, and the remaining twenty strains showed unique patterns. The M.tuberculosis families according to SITVITWEB were distributed as follows: Haarlem (H) (27.0%); T (24.3%); Beijing (13.5%); Latin-America and Mediterranean (LAM) (5.4%) and S (2.7%). The remaining isolates (27%) did not match any isolates within the database and they were characterized as orphans. Regarding GenoType MTBDRplus results, two strains (5.4%) were Multi-Drug-Resistant, four strains (10.8%), were isoniazid monoresistant, while the remaining thirty-one strains (83.8%) were susceptible. In conclusion, in the region of Macedonia-Thrace (Northern Greece), there was high phylogenetic diversity among M. tuberculosis isolates. Molecular tools used and data presented can have regional and national impact on tuberculosis control.

Alternate JournalJ Biol Regul Homeost Agents
PubMed ID30043579

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