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A hypervariable genomic island identified in clinical and environmental Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis isolates from Germany.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Nov 2016
Sanchini Andrea, Semmler Torsten, Mao Lei, Kumar Narender, Dematheis Flavia, Tandon Kshitij, Peddireddy Vidyullatha, Ahmed Niyaz, Lewin Astrid
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) is an opportunistic human pathogen widespread in the environment. Genomic islands (GI)s represent a part of the accessory genome of bacteria and influence virulence, drug-resistance or fitness and trigger bacterial evolution. We previously identified a novel GI in four MAH genomes. Here, we further explored this GI in a larger collection of MAH isolates from Germany...
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