Silencing essential gene expression in Mycobacterium abscessus during infection

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ABSTRACT Mycobacterium abscessus is a multi-drug-resistant non-tuberculous mycobacterial species causing tuberculosis-like lung infections. The functional characterization of the extensive repertoire of genes encoding virulence factors and drug targets has been largely restricted by the lack of powerful genetic tools. In this study, we evaluated the performances of a Tet-OFF system, previously optimized for M....

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