<i><scp>MAB</scp>_3551c</i> encodes the primary triacylglycerol synthase involved in lipid accumulation in <scp><i>M</i></scp><i>ycobacterium abscessus</i>

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Slow growing pathogenic mycobacteria utilize host-derived lipids and accumulate large amounts of triacylglycerol (TAG) in the form of intracytoplasmic lipid inclusions (ILI), serving as a source of carbon and energy during prolonged infection. Mycobacterium abscessus is an emerging and rapidly growing species capable to induce severe and chronic pulmonary infections. However, whether M. abscessus, like...

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