Hyun-Eui Park, Kyu-Min Kim, Jeong-Ih Shin, Jeong-Gyu Choi, Won-Jun An, Minh Phuong Trinh, Kyeong-Min Kang, Jung-Wan Yoo, Jung-Hyun Byun, Myung Hwan Jung, Kon-Ho Lee, Hyung-Lyun Kang, Seung Cheol Baik, Woo-Kon Lee, Min-Kyoung Shin
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), including Mycobacterium intracellulare is a member of slow-growing mycobacteria and contributes to a substantial proportion of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in humans affecting immunocompromised and elderly populations. Adaptation of pathogens in hostile environments is crucial in establishing infection and persistence within the host. However, the sophisticated cellular and molecular mechanisms of stress response in M. intracellulare still need to be fully explored...
April 17, 2024: BMC Genomics