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( Mycobacterium africanum)
Mycobacterium africanum is a species of Mycobacterium that is most commonly found in West African countries. The symptoms of infection resemble those of M. tuberculosis. It has a similar degree of infectivity to the regular m.tuberculosis organism but is less likely to progress to clinical disease in an immunocompetent individual. It is not fully understood how the genetic differences between M. africanum and M. tuberculosis give rise to the lower pathogenicity of the former. However, it is known that the Region of Difference 9 (RD9) is lacking in M. africanum but present in M. tuberculosis (Brosch, et al. 2002 PNAS 993684 ). ATCC 25420 = CIP 105147
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