(1) Mycobacterial Research Group, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Abstract:
Background
Tuberculosis is endemic to developing countries like India. Though the whole genome sequences of the type strain M. tuberculosis H37Rv and the clinical strain M. tuberculosis CDC1551 are available, the clinical isolates from India have not been studied extensively at the genome level. This study was carried out in order to have a better understanding of isolates from Kerala, a state in southern India.