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Six species of nontuberculous mycobacteria carry non-identical 16S rRNA gene copies.
Journal of microbiological methods - 1 Dec 2018
Takeda Keita, Chikamatsu Kinuyo, Igarashi Yuriko, Morishige Yuta, Murase Yoshiro, Aono Akio, Yamada Hiroyuki, Takaki Akiko, Mitarai Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can carry two or more 16S rRNA gene copies that are, in some instances, non-identical. In this study, we used a combined cloning and sequencing approach to analyze 16S rRNA gene sequences of six NTM species, Mycobacterium cosmeticum, M. pallens, M. hodleri, M. crocinum, M. flavescens, and M. xenopi. Our approach facilitated the identification of two distinct gene copies in each...
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