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Mycobacterium species were grouped according to their virulence gene profiles. From right to left: group 1, rapid growers M. chelonae to M. rhodesiae; group 2, members of the M. avium complex and UM_CSW; group 3, slow growers M. marinum, M. ulcerans and M. leprae and group 4, members of the M. tuberculosis complex.
