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SUBMITTER: van Ingen J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2737943 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Ingen Jakko J de Zwaan Rina R Dekhuijzen Richard R Boeree Martin M van Soolingen Dick D
Journal of bacteriology 20090717 18
The esat-6 and cfp-10 genes are essential for virulence in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Among nontuberculous mycobacteria, we found these genes only in M. kansasii, M. szulgai, M. marinum, and M. riyadhense, with unique sequences. This adds a phylogenetic and taxonomical characteristic and may represent a virulence factor for nontuberculous mycobacteria. ...[more]