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Mycobacterial genotypes are associated with clinical manifestation and progression of lung disease caused by Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium massiliense.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Jul 2013
Shin Sung Jae, Choi Go-Eun, Cho Sang-Nae, Woo Sook Young, Jeong Byeong-Ho, Jeon Kyeongman, Koh Won-Jung
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BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium massiliense, which cause lung disease, are variable in their clinical manifestation and progression. We hypothesized that mycobacterial genotypes represent their pathogenic phenotypes, which would result in particular genotypes being associated with disease progression. METHODS: Variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) loci were selected to establish a genotype...
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