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Mycobacterium kumamotonense Sp. Nov. recovered from clinical specimen and the first isolation report of Mycobacterium arupense in Japan: Novel slowly growing, nonchromogenic clinical isolates related to Mycobacterium terrae complex.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 2006
Masaki Takayuki, Ohkusu Kiyofumi, Hata Hiroyuki, Fujiwara Nagatoshi, Iihara Hirotoshi, Yamada-Noda Makiko, Nhung Pham Hong, Hayashi Masahiro, Asano Yuko, Kawamura Yoshiaki, Ezaki Takayuki
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Three mycobacterium strains isolated from clinical specimens in Japan were provisionally assigned to the genus Mycobacterium based on their phenotypical characteristics. These isolates were further investigated to determine their specific taxonomic statuses. Mycolic acid analysis and 16S rRNA gene, rpoB, and hsp65 sequence data for the isolates showed that they are most similar to M. terrae complex. DNA-DNA...
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