Global prevalence of Mycobacterium massiliense strains with recombinant rpoB genes (Rec-Mas) horizontally transferred from Mycobacterium abscessus : two major types, dominant circulating clone 7 and MLST ST46 sequence type

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ABSTRACT Mycobacterium abscessus is a group of emerging antimicrobial-resistant nontuberculous mycobacteria that causes severe lung disease in infected patients globally. Recently, molecular epidemiology studies have indicated that horizontal gene transfer (HGT) events in the rpoB gene are prevalent between M. abscessus subspecies. To determine the global prevalence of M. abscessus strains subjected to rpoB HGT,...

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