This review is the eighth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of
Matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI) mass spectrometry …

Mycobacterium abscessus (MAB) is a rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM), and infections
with this pathogen have been increasing worldwide. Recently, we reported that rough type …

Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections caused by Mycobacterium abscessus are
responsible for a range of disease manifestations from pulmonary to skin infections and are …

Mycobacterium abscessus (MAB) is a species of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and a
major causative pathogen of pulmonary diseases especially in patients with cystic fibrosis …

Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MAB) is a rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM)
whose clinical significance as an emerging human pathogen has been increasing …

Mycobacteria synthesize a variety of structurally related glycolipids with major biological
functions. Common themes have emerged for the biosynthesis of these glycolipids …

Human neutrophils have been known to release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs),
antimicrobial DNA structures capable of capturing and killing microbes. Recently, a similar …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are emerging opportunistic pathogens that colonize
household water systems and cause chronic lung infections in susceptible patients. The …

Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massiliense (Mycma) is a rapidly growing Mycobacterium
belonging to the M. abscessus complex that is often associated with lung and soft tissue …

Subinhibitory doses of antibiotics have been shown to cause changes in bacterial
morphology, adherence ability, and resistance to antibiotics. In this study, the effects of …