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A marine sponge-associated mycobacterium closely related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
S. J. Pidot, S. Klatt, L. S. Ates…·T. P. Stinear
This paper describes the discovery of a marine sponge-associated mycobacterium closely related to M. tuberculosis, which shares virulence factors but lacks virulence in mice.
DOI 10.1101/2024.01.23.576949