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Mab_3168c, a putative acetyltransferase, enhances adherence, intracellular survival and antimicrobial resistance of Mycobacterium abscessus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Tsai Sheng-Hui, Shen Gwan-Han, Lin Chao-Hsiung, Liau Jiue-Ru, Lai Hsin-Chih, Hu Shiau-Ting
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium abscessus is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium. It can cause diseases in both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patients and is highly resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents. M. abscessus displays two different colony morphology types: smooth and rough morphotypes. Cells with a rough morphotype are more virulent. The purpose of this study was to identify genes responsible for M. abscessus...
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