Drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is an important public health issue in different parts of the world. Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex variants (MTBC vars) preferentially infect certain hosts, limiting their distribution to different ecosystems. However, MTBC vars can infect other hosts beyond their preferred target potentially contributing to persistence of drug resistance (DR) in other niches. Here, we performed a comprehensive intra-host genetic analysis for the identification of DR-related mutations among all MTBC minor vars whole genome sequences (8,095 strains) publicly available worldwide. High confidence drug-resistance mutations in katG (isoniazid), rpsL (streptomycin), pncA (pyrazinamide), rpoB (rifampicin) and gyrA (fluoroquinolones) genes were identified among intrahost minor sub-populations in 197 different strains (2.43%) belonging to vars africanum, bovis, caprae, microti, orygis and pinnipedii. In addition, a three-dimensional structure modeling analysis to assess the role of novel mutations was also performed. Our findings highlight the importance of detecting discrete intra-host populations carrying DR mutations.
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