Whole-genome sequencing as a tool for studying the microevolution of drug-resistant serial Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates

JLCGD was a Fellow of Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), PEAS is a Fellow of Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) productivity. The study had financial support by Project CNPq/Universal (401963/2016–0), CAPES (PVE-CAPES, 88881.064961/2014–01) and Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal [UID/DTP/04138/2019]. This work was carried out with the support of the Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior - Brazil (CAPES) to working mission within the scope of the Capes-Print Program, Financing Code 001". JP was supported by FCT through Estimulo Individual ao Emprego Cientifico [CEECIND/00394/2017]. JEP is funded by a Newton Institutional Links Grant (British Council, no. 261868591). TGC is funded by the Medical Research Council UK (Grant no. MR/M01360X/1, MR/N010469/1, MR/R025576/1, and MR/R020973/1) and BBSRC (Grant no. BB/R013063/1). SC is funded by Medical Research Council UK grants (ref. MR/M01360X/1, MR/R025576/1, and MR/R020973/1). AP is funded by a faculty baseline fund (BAS/1/1020-01-01) from KAUST.Special thanks to Dear Ruth McNerney for her support and help. We would also like to thank the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Faculdade de Farmacia of the Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) and Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) for the structural support needed to realization this study.