Insertion sequence IS1141: discovery, characterization, and association with Mycobacterium intracellulare colonial variation

Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare, (M. avium complex, MAC) are human pathogens causing disease in individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or with thoracic abnormalities. MAC bacteria are difficult to kill because of the resistance of the pathogens to chemotherap...

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Main Author: Via, Laura Ellen Akers
Other Authors: Microbiology
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40027
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10202005-102817/