Metabolic phenotype of clinical and environmental Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis isolates

Background Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) is an emerging opportunistic human pathogen. It can cause pulmonary infections, lymphadenitis and disseminated infections in immuno-compromised patients. In addition, MAH is widespread in the environment, since it has been isolated from water,...

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Main Authors: Andrea Sanchini, Flavia Dematheis, Torsten Semmler, Astrid Lewin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2833.pdf