Genomic reconnaissance of clinical isolates of emerging human pathogen Mycobacterium abscessus reveals high evolutionary potential

• Main Authors: Choo, S.W., Wee, W.Y., Ngeow, Y.F., Mitchell, W., Tan, J.L., Wong, G.J., Zhao, Y., Xiao, J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/9874/1/srep04061.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/9874/

Mycobacterium abscessus (Ma) is an emerging human pathogen that causes both soft tissue infections and systemic disease. We present the first comparative whole-genome study of Ma strains isolated from patients of wide geographical origin. We found a high proportion of accessory strain-specific genes...