"Mycobacterium fortuitum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A rapid-growing, nonphotochromogenic species that is potentially pathogenic, producing lesions of lung, bone, or soft tissue following trauma. It has been found in soil and in injection sites of humans, cattle, and cold-blooded animals. (Dorland, 28th ed)
MeSH Number(s)
B03.510.024.049.525.500.720.325
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.325
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mycobacterium fortuitum" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Mycobacterium fortuitum" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycobacterium fortuitum" by people in Profiles.
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INNO-LiPA DNA line probe assay misidentification of M. smegmatis as Mycobacterium fortuitum complex. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Nov; 95(3):114858.
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Noncanonical SMC protein in Mycobacterium smegmatis restricts maintenance of Mycobacterium fortuitum plasmids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Sep 16; 111(37):13264-71.
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Genome-wide RNAi screen for host factors required for intracellular bacterial infection. Science. 2005 Aug 19; 309(5738):1248-51.
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Drosophila RNAi screen reveals CD36 family member required for mycobacterial infection. Science. 2005 Aug 19; 309(5738):1251-3.
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Pathogenicity of Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium smegmatis to goldfish, Carassius auratus. Vet Microbiol. 1999 Apr 01; 66(2):151-64.