State Research Center of Applied Microbiolology, Obolensk, Moscow region, Russia
The review of scientific periodicals relevant to research on the mycobacteria of the tuberculosis complex with the use of modern methods of molecular biology is presented. The main mechanisms of the intraspecific variability of mycobacteria and the updated view on the tuberculosis complex mycobacteria evolution are described.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2006, No. 6, P. 71—76nKey words: mycobacteria of the tuberculosis complex, intraspecies variety