Mycobacterium marinum as a model for understanding principles of mycobacterial pathogenesis

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ABSTRACT Mycobacterium marinum is a fish pathogen that has become a powerful and well-established model that has accelerated our understanding of the mechanisms of mycobacterial disease. M. marinum is a versatile surrogate for understanding the closely related human pathogen M. tuberculosis , which causes tuberculosis in humans. M. marinum has defined key mechanisms of pathogenesis, both shared with M....

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