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Characterizing The Diversity Of Cluster R Prophage In Mycobacterium Abscessus, Colin Welch
Characterizing The Diversity Of Cluster R Prophage In Mycobacterium Abscessus, Colin Welch
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Mycobacterium abscessus is a mycobacterial pathogen responsible for pulmonary and disseminated infections in susceptible individuals and often is resistant to all antibiotic therapies, with cure rates ranging from 25% to 58% (Degiacomi et al., 2019).Investigating the mechanisms of extensive resistance in M. abscessus lends opportunities to develop more effective treatments. Prophage, viral sequences integrated into bacterial genomes, contribute to virulence and fitness in many bacterial pathogens including Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Vibrio cholerae (Fortier & Sekulovic, 2013). Yet, prophage in pathogenic mycobacteria are not well understood or studied. Recent work has demonstrated that the Mycobacterium chelonae prophage, McProf can function …