This species shares more than 2000 homologs with "M. tuberculosis" has enabled the discovery of plasmids, phages, and mobile elements, which has been later used to construct dedicated gene-inactivation and gene reporter systems.
This species shares more than 2000 homologs with "M. tuberculosis" and shares the same unusual cell wall structure of "M. tuberculosis" and other mycobacterial species. The discovery of plasmids, phages, and mobile elements has enabled the construction of dedicated gene-inactivation and gene reporter systems.