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

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...

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Main Authors: Dong Hyun Kim, Hyejun Seo, Sangkwon Jung, Bum-Joon Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01935-24
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