Humans encounter mycobacterial species due to their ubiquity in different environmental
niches. In many individuals, pathogenic mycobacterial species may breach our first-line …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are present in the environment, mainly in water, and
are occasionally responsible for opportunistic infections in humans. Despite the fact that …

Buruli ulcer, a chronic subcutaneous infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is
increasing in prevalence in southeastern Australia. Possums are a local wildlife reservoir for …

The first report of a mycobacterium isolated in fish, supposed to be Mycobacterium marinum,
has been attributed to Bataillon et al.(1897), who isolated acid‐fast bacilli named …

Many species within the genus Mycobacterium are prominent pathogens, above all
members of the M. tuberculosis complex, M. leprae, and M. ulcerans. In addition, there are …

Background Insertion sequences (IS) are small transposable elements, commonly found in
bacterial genomes. Identifying the location of IS in bacterial genomes can be useful for a …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threats are typically represented by bacteria capable of
extensive horizontal gene transfer (HGT). One clear exception is Mycobacterium …

Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, a rare but chronic debilitating
skin and soft tissue disease found predominantly in West Africa and Southeast Australia …

Seventy years have passed since Ernest H. Runyon presented a phenotypic classification
approach for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), primarily as a starting point in trying to …

Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, a neglected tropical skin
disease that is most commonly found in children from West and Central Africa. Despite the …