Support from Phylogenomic Networks and Subspecies Signatures for Separation of Mycobacterium massiliense from Mycobacterium bolletii

Abstract

Mycobacterium abscessussubspecies classification has important clinical implications. We used phylogenomic network and amino acid analyses to provide evidence for the separation ofMycobacterium bolletiiandMycobacterium massilienseinto two distinct subspecies which can potentially be differentiated rapidly by their protein signatures.