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IS901, a new member of a widespread class of atypical insertion sequences, is associated with pathogenicity in <i>Mycobacterium avium</i>
1 Sept 1991
Abstract excerpt
An insertion sequence (IS901), found in pathogenic strains of Mycobacterium avium, but absent in M. avium complex isolates from patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), has been isolated and sequenced. This insertion element has a nucleotide sequence of 1472 bp, with one open reading frame (ORF1), which codes for a protein of 401 amino acids. The amino acid sequence, terminal ends and target site...
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