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Inverse correlation between salt tolerance and host-adaptation in mycobacteria

BACKGROUND: The genus Mycobacterium includes host-adapted organisms regarded as obligate and opportunistic pathogens and environmental organisms. Factors contributing to this wide range of adaptations are poorly known. RESULTS: We studied the salt tolerance of 46 Mycobacterium species of medical int...

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Autores principales: Asmar, Shady, Sassi, Mohamed, Phelippeau, Michael, Drancourt, Michel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4850692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27129386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-2054-y