Utilization of a <it>ts-sacB </it>selection system for the generation of a <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>serovar-8 specific glycopeptidolipid allelic exchange mutant

• Main Authors: Belisle John T (Author), Inamine Julia M (Author), Eckstein Torsten M (Author), Lee Sun-Hwa (Author), Irani Vida R (Author), Maslow Joel N (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2004-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Mycobacterium avium </it>are ubiquitous environmental organisms and a cause of disseminated infection in patients with end-stage AIDS. The glycopeptidolipids (GPL) of <it>M. avium </it>are proposed to part...