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The complex pangenome is small and shaped by sub-lineage-specific regions of difference.
Behruznia M; Marin M; Whiley DJ; Farhat MR; Thomas JC; Domingo-Sananes MR; Meehan CJ
Researchers studied how different types of bacteria that cause TB have different genes. They found that even though the bacteria have small genomes, they lose and change parts of their genes, which affects how harmful they can be and how they resist drugs. This understanding helps us know more about how these bacteria survive and cause disease.
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