Necessity of Quality-Controlled 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Databases: Identifying Nontuberculous <i>Mycobacterium</i> Species

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The use of the 16S rRNA gene for identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) provides a faster and better ability to accurately identify them in addition to contributing significantly in the discovery of new species. Despite their associated problems, many rely on the use of public sequence databases for sequence comparisons. To best evaluate the taxonomic status of NTM species submitted to our reference...

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