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ArticleScientific reports2025

Temporal and regional dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Oman.

Reham Ahmed Hashim, Abeer Al Zubaidi, Fatma Al Ghafri, Amina Al-Jardani, Saleh Al-Azri, Fatma Al Yagoubi, Abdullah A Balkhair, Arwa Al Kindi, Laila Al Balushi, Samiya Al Zadjali and 6 more

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Reham Ahmed HashimBiochemistry Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Seeb, Oman.
Abeer Al ZubaidiBiochemistry Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Seeb, Oman.
Fatma Al GhafriBiochemistry Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Seeb, Oman.
Amina Al-JardaniCentral Public Health Laboratories, MOH, Rustaq, Oman.
Saleh Al-AzriCentral Public Health Laboratories, MOH, Rustaq, Oman.
Fatma Al YagoubiNational Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, MOH, Rustaq, Oman.
Abdullah A BalkhairDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Seeb, Oman.
Arwa Al KindiBiochemistry Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Seeb, Oman.
Laila Al BalushiNational Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, MOH, Rustaq, Oman.
Samiya Al ZadjaliNational Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, MOH, Rustaq, Oman.
Salama Al-HamidhiBiochemistry Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Seeb, Oman.
Amal A H GadallaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Ahmed BabikerDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Lucía Pérez-PardalCentro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, CIBIO, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal.
Albano Beja-PereiraCentro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, CIBIO, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal.
Hamza A BabikerBiochemistry Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Seeb, Oman. hbabiker@squ.edu.om.

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Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) remains endemic in Oman, with incidence exceeding 5 per 10⁵ population since 2016 and a rising proportion of cases among expatriates (> 40% of the population). This study investigated the spatiotemporal diversity and structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in Oman between 2008 and 2022. A total of 735 MTB isolates from nationals and expatriates across provinces were genotyped by spoligotyping and 17-locus MIRU-VNTR; 96 underwent whole-genome sequencing (WGS). Genetic diversity (expected heterozygosity, h) and differentiation (FST) were estimated, and phylogenetic analyses performed. Four major lineages and seven sub-lineages were identified, with similar distributions between nationals and expatriates but temporal variation in spoligotype clades. MIRU-VNTR showed high allelic diversity, with most dominant alleles (76.5%) stable over time, though 32.5% fluctuated. F

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Mycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculosisGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansOmanPhylogenySpatio-Temporal AnalysisWhole Genome SequencingGenetic diversityMIRU-VNTRMycobacterium tuberculosisOmanTB

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