An unusual genetic switch controls Mycobacterium avium pathogenesis, antibiotic resistance and colony morphology
Hannah Nilsson, Zoe Netter, Miles I. Tuncel, Nicholas E. Garelis, Nabila Siddiqui, Mira Semaan, Rita M. McCall, Kyla Dangerfield, Ella K. Cox, Laura Britt, Mark Voorhies, Allison W. Roberts, Gabriel Mitchell, Gerard A. Cangelosi, William R. Jacobs, , Jeffery S. Cox
This study identifies a genetic switch involving IS1245 transposition and Erp/MarP that controls colony morphology, virulence, and antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium avium.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology