Abstract:View the peer-reviewed version (peerj.com/articles/585), which is the preferred citable publication unless you specifically need to cite this preprint. Culture-independent detection and characterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. africanum in sputum samples using shotgun metagenomics on a benchtop sequencer Tuberculosis remains a major global health problem. Laboratory diagnostic methods that allow effective, early detection of cases are central to management of tuberculosis in the individual patient… Show more
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