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Characterization of a novel plasmid, pMAH135, from Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Uchiya Kei-ichi, Takahashi Hiroyasu, Nakagawa Taku, Yagi Tetsuya, Moriyama Makoto, Inagaki Takayuki, Ichikawa Kazuya, Nikai Toshiaki, Ogawa Kenji
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) causes mainly two types of disease. The first is disseminated disease in immunocompromised hosts, such as individuals infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The second is pulmonary disease in individuals without systemic immunosuppression, and the incidence of this type is increasing worldwide. M. avium subsp. hominissuis, a component of MAC, causes infection in pigs as...
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