The new phylogenesis of the genus Mycobacterium

The new phylogenesis of the genus Mycobacterium

Phylogenetic knowledge of the genus Mycobacterium is based on comparative analysis of their genetic sequences. The 16S rRNA has remained for many years the only target of such analyses, but in the last few years, other housekeeping genes have been investigated and the phylogeny based on their concat...

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Main Authors: Enrico Tortoli, Tarcisio Fedrizzi, Monica Pecorari, Elisabetta Giacobazzi, Veronica De Sanctis, Roberto Bertorelli, Antonella Grottola, Anna Fabio, Pamela Ferretti, Francesca Di Leva, Giulia Fregni Serpini, Sara Tagliazucchi, Fabio Rumpianesi, Olivier Jousson, Nicola Segata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Nontuberculos mycobacteria
Whole genome sequencing
Taxonomy
Phylogenesis
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=5;spage=77;epage=77;aulast=Tortoli;type=0

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