title: Support from Phylogenomic Networks and Subspecies Signatures for Separation of Mycobacterium massiliense from Mycobacterium bolletii.
abstract: Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies classification has important clinical implications. We used phylogenomic network and amino acid analyses to provide evidence for the separation of Mycobacterium bolletii and Mycobacterium massiliense into two distinct subspecies which can potentially be differentiated rapidly by their protein signatures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Joon Liang
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yunngeow@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Yun Fong
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Ngeow
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Siew Woh
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Choo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D009703:Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; C044152:ribosomal protein S3; D009703:Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase; C020093:dTMP kinase