Comparative Genome Analysis of Mycobacterium avium Revealed Genetic Diversity in Strains that Cause Pulmonary and Disseminated Disease

• Kei-ichi Uchiya ,

  * E-mail: kuchiya@meijo-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan

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• Hiroyasu Takahashi,

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, Kainan Hospital Aichi Prefectural Welfare Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, Yatomi, Japan

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• Tetsuya Yagi,

  Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of National University Hospital for Infection Control, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan

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• Makoto Moriyama,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan, Department of Pharmacy, National Hospital Organization, Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan

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• Takayuki Inagaki,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan, Department of Pharmacy, Takayama Red Cross Hospital, Takayama, Japan, Department of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization, Higashinagoya National Hospital, Nagoya, Japan

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• Kazuya Ichikawa,

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan

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• Taku Nakagawa,

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization, Higashinagoya National Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, National Hospital Organization, Higashinagoya National Hospital, Nagoya, Japan

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• Toshiaki Nikai,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan

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• Kenji Ogawa

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization, Higashinagoya National Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, National Hospital Organization, Higashinagoya National Hospital, Nagoya, Japan

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