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The Complete Genome Sequence of the Emerging Pathogen Mycobacterium haemophilum Explains Its Unique Culture Requirements.
mBio - 17 Nov 2015
Tufariello JoAnn M, Kerantzas Christopher A, Vilchèze Catherine, Calder R Brent, Nordberg Eric K, Fischer Jack A, Hartman Travis E, Yang Eva, Driscoll Timothy, Cole Laura E, Sebra Robert, Maqbool Shahina B, Wattam Alice R, Jacobs William R
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UNLABELLED: Mycobacterium haemophilum is an emerging pathogen associated with a variety of clinical syndromes, most commonly skin infections in immunocompromised individuals. M. haemophilum exhibits a unique requirement for iron supplementation to support its growth in culture, but the basis for this property and how it may shape pathogenesis is unclear. Using a combination of Illumina, PacBio, and Sanger...
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