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Identification of two novel Mycobacterium avium allelic variants in pig and human isolates from Brazil by PCR-restriction enzyme analysis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 1999
Leão S C, Briones M R, Sircili M P, Balian S C, Mores N, Ferreira-Neto J S
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is composed of environmental mycobacteria found widely in soil, water, and aerosols that can cause disease in animals and humans, especially disseminated infections in AIDS patients. MAC consists of two closely related species, M. avium and M. intracellulare, and may also include other, less-defined groups. The precise differentiation of MAC species is a fundamental step in...
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