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Effects of nutritional and ambient oxygen condition on biofilm formation in Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis via altered glycolipid expression.
Scientific reports - 3 Feb 2017
Totani Takahiro, Nishiuchi Yukiko, Tateishi Yoshitaka, Yoshida Yutaka, Kitanaka Hiromi, Niki Mamiko, Kaneko Yukihiro, Matsumoto Sohkichi
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) is the major causative agent of nontuberculous mycobacteriosis, the representative case of environment-related infectious diseases the incidence of which is increasing in industrialized countries. MAH is found in biofilm in drinking water distribution system and residential environments. We investigated the effect of gaseous and nutritional conditions, and the role of...
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