Unlike many other bacterial pathogens, there is little evidence for genetic recombination in theMycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Smith et al. review how this strict clonality has shaped the phylogeny of the M. tuberculosis complex, focusing on the consequences of clonality for the population structure of Mycobacterium boviswithin the British Isles.
- Noel H. Smith
- Stephen V. Gordon
- R. Glyn Hewinson
