Genomic characterization of sporadic isolates of the dominant clone of Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies massiliense

Abstract Recent studies have characterized a dominant clone (Clone 1) of Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies massiliense (M. massiliense) associated with high prevalence in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, pulmonary outbreaks in the United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK), and a Brazilian epidemic o...

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Main Authors: Rebecca M. Davidson, Jeanne B. Benoit, Sara M. Kammlade, Nabeeh A. Hasan, L. Elaine Epperson, Terry Smith, Sruthi Vasireddy, Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Jerry A. Nick, Kenneth N. Olivier, Adrian M. Zelazny, Charles L. Daley, Michael Strong, Richard J. Wallace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94789-y