Whole-genome sequences highlight increased virulence in modern Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, suggesting public health concerns for tuberculosis.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the Beijing Modern Sublineage displays increased virulence when compared with strains of the Ancient Sublineage. Here, we report the full genome of strains of the two sublineages isolated from tuberculosis patients from Brazil, Mozambique, and Russia.
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