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The heterogeneous evolution of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Müller, B. and Borrell, S. and Rose, G. and Gagneux, S.. (2013) The heterogeneous evolution of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Trends in genetics : DNA, differentiation and development, Vol. 29, H. 3. pp. 160-169.

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Abstract

Recent surveillance data of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) reported the highest rates of resistance ever documented. As further amplification of resistance in MDR strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis occurs, extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and totally drug-resistant (TDR) TB are beginning to emerge. Although for the most part, the epidemiological factors involved in the spread of MDR-TB are understood, insights into the bacterial drivers of MDR-TB have been gained only recently, largely owing to novel technologies and research in other organisms. Herein, we review recent findings on how bacterial factors, such as persistence, hypermutation, the complex interrelation between drug resistance and fitness, compensatory evolution, and epistasis affect the evolution of multidrug resistance in M. tuberculosis. Improved knowledge of these factors will help better predict the future trajectory of MDR-TB, and contribute to the development of new tools and strategies to combat this growing public health threat.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) > Tuberculosis Ecology and Evolution Unit (Gagneux)
UniBasel Contributors:Müller, Borna and Borrell, Sonia and Gagneux, Sebastien
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0168-9525
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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