Surviving within the amoebal exocyst: the <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>complex paradigm

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Most of environmental mycobacteria have been previously demonstrated to resist free-living amoeba with subsequent increased virulence and resistance to antibiotics and biocides. The <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>complex (M...

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Main Authors: Drancourt Michel, Ben Salah Iskandar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/99