Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in human history,
prevailing even in the 21st century. The causative agents of TB are represented by a group …

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 …

ABSTRACT A better understanding of essential cellular functions in pathogenic bacteria is
important for the development of more effective antimicrobial agents. We performed a …

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) species constitute most mycobacteria infections in
persons with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the United States, but little is known about their genomic …

Mycobacterium avium comprises four subspecies that contain both human and veterinary
pathogens. At the inception of this study, twenty-eight M. avium genomes had been …

Abstract Purpose of Review Among the non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM),
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is the leading cause of pulmonary disease in …

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous environmental bacteria that can induce
pulmonary and non-pulmonary diseases in susceptible persons. It is reported that the …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental organisms that can cause
opportunistic pulmonary disease with species diversity showing significant regional …

Current models of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in mycobacteria are based on “distributive
conjugal transfer”(DCT), an HGT type described in the fast-growing, saprophytic model …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria, including those in the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC),
constitute an increasingly urgent threat to global public health. Ubiquitous in soil and water …