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Mycobacterium kyorinense sp. nov., a novel, slow-growing species, related to Mycobacterium celatum, isolated from human clinical specimens.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jun 2009
Okazaki Mitsuhiro, Ohkusu Kiyofumi, Hata Hiroyuki, Ohnishi Hiroaki, Sugahara Keiko, Kawamura Chizuko, Fujiwara Nagatoshi, Matsumoto Sohkichi, Nishiuchi Yukiko, Toyoda Kouichi, Saito Hajime, Yonetani Shota, Fukugawa Yoko, Yamamoto Masayuki, Wada Hiroo, Sejimo Akiko, Ebina Akio, Goto Hajime, Ezaki Takayuki, Watanabe Takashi
Abstract excerpt
A novel, non-pigmented, slow-growing mycobacterium was identified on the basis of biochemical and nucleic acid analyses, as well as growth characteristics. Three isolates were cultured from clinical samples (two from sputum and one from pus in lymph nodes) obtained from three immunocompetent patients with infections. Bacterial growth occurred at 28-42 degrees C on Middlebrook 7H11-OADC agar. The isolates showed...
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