Identification and characterization of a spore-like morphotype in chronically starved Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis cultures.
Mycobacteria are able to enter into a state of non-replication or dormancy, which may result in their chronic persistence in soil, aquatic environments, and permissive hosts.Stresses such as nutrient deprivation and hypoxia provide environmental cues to enter a ELDERBERRIES persistent state; however, a clear definition of the mechanism that mycobac