Open AccessComparative analysis of the genomes of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis regarding virulence-related genes
Author(s) -
Brendan M. Jeffrey,
Sasha J. Rose,
Kerrigan B. Gilbert,
Matthew S. Lewis,
Luiz E. Bermudez
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000507
Subject(s) - virulence , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , genome , mycobacterium , phenotype , pathogen , genetics , virology , bacteria
Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis is a member of the M. avium complex, a heterogeneous group of bacteria that cause lung infection in immunocompetent patients or disseminated infection in patients with immunosuppression. The bacteria belonging to this complex have variable virulence, depending on the strain considered, and therefore a representative of the most common clinical phenotype was analysed.
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