Conditional gene expression in Mycobacterium abscessus.

Mycobacterium abscessus is an emerging human pathogen responsible for lung infections, skin and soft-tissue infections and disseminated infections in immunocompromised patients. It may exist either as a smooth (S) or rough (R) morphotype, the latter being associated with increased pathogenicity in v...

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Main Authors: Mélanie Cortes, Anil Kumar Singh, Jean-Marc Reyrat, Jean-Louis Gaillard, Xavier Nassif, Jean-Louis Herrmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3240655?pdf=render