Expanding the scope of Mycobacterium abscessus reference strains to improve pulmonary disease modeling
Ruth A. Howe, Chavis Tabor, Chandra M. Panthi, Guoqing Cheng, Binayak Rimal, Evan Chen, Ngan Thi Kim Nguyen, Gyanu Lamichhane
This study identifies Mab clinical isolates that better model human pulmonary disease compared to the commonly used ATCC 19977 strain in mouse models.
Disease Models & Mechanisms · Aug 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology