Comparative genomics of mycobacterium avium complex reveals signatures of environment-specific adaptation and community acquisition

Comparative genomics of mycobacterium avium complex reveals signatures of environment-specific adaptation and community acquisition

Nontuberculous mycobacteria, including those in the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), constitute an increasingly urgent threat to global public health. Ubiquitous in soil and water worldwide, MAC members cause a diverse array of infections in humans and animals that are often multidrug resistant, i...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Azar, M. (Author), Bailey, T.C (Author), Burnham, C.-A.D (Author), Caverly, L.J (Author), Choi, J. (Author), Dantasa, G. (Author), Keen, E.C (Author), Mehta, S.B (Author), Mejia-Chew, C.R (Author), Wallace, M.A (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021
Subjects:
antibiotic resistance
Article
bacterial genome
bacterial strain
bacterial virulence
bacterium isolate
cohort analysis
community
comparative genomics
ecology
evolutionary adaptation
genomics
horizontal gene transfer
human
lung infection
Mycobacterium avium complex
nonhuman
pangenome
virulence factor
virus genome
Online Access:View Fulltext in Publisher

Internet

View Fulltext in Publisher

Similar Items