Characterization of Mycobacterium chelonae-Like Strains by Comparative Genomics

Characterization of Mycobacterium chelonae-Like Strains by Comparative Genomics

Isolates of the Mycobacterium chelonae-M. abscessus complex are subdivided into four clusters (CHI to CHIV) in the INNO-LiPA® Mycobacterium spp DNA strip assay. A considerable phenotypic variability was observed among isolates of the CHII cluster. In this study, we examined the diversity of 26 CHII...

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Main Authors: Christiane L. Nogueira, Luiz G. P. de Almeida, Maria C. Menendez, Maria J. Garcia, Luciano A. Digiampietri, Erica Chimara, Margo Cnockaert, Juan C. Palomino, Françoise Portaels, Anandi Martin, Peter Vandamme, Sylvia C. Leão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
mycobacterium
M. chelonae-M. abscessus complex
whole genome sequencing
taxonomy
identification
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00789/full

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