| phylogenomics of brazilian epidemic isolates of mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii reveals relationships of global outbreak strains. | rapidly growing, non-tuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) in the mycobacterium abscessus (mab) species are emerging pathogens that cause various diseases including skin and respiratory infections. the species has undergone recent taxonomic nomenclature refinement, and is currently recognized as two subspecies, m. abscessus subsp. abscessus (mab-a) and m. abscessus subsp. bolletii (mab-b). the recently reported outbreaks of mab-b in surgical patients in brazil from 2004 to 2009 and in cystic fibrosis p ... | 2013 | 24055961 |