Azizah Fitriana Nurul Ilmi

Genomic determinants of morphotype transition and biofilm formation in clinical Mycobacterium abscessus isolates.

Mycobacterium abscessus is a nontuberculous mycobacterium recognized as an emerging opportunistic pathogen that poses a growing clinical challenge worldwide. It causes recalcitrant pulmonary and extrapulmonary infections and is characterized by morphotype switching and biofilm-forming capacity. These phenotypic feature...