Atanasova, Yuliana


Publications
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The Intriguing Pattern of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Bulgaria and Description of Mycobacterium bulgaricum sp. nov

Citation
Zimenkov et al. (2024). International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25 (19)
Names
“Mycobacterium bulgaricum”
Abstract
We investigated the rise of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections in Bulgaria, focusing on species identification and distribution from 2018 to 2022. Utilizing advanced diagnostic tools, including the Hain Mycobacterium CM/AS method, Myco-biochip assay, and whole-genome sequencing, the study identifies and characterizes a diverse range of Mycobacterium species from clinical samples. While M. avium, M. gordonae, M. fortuitum, and M. chelonae were dominating, a number of rare species were a