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Mycobacterium europaeum sp. nov., a scotochromogenic species related to the Mycobacterium simiae complex.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jul 2011
Tortoli Enrico, Böttger Erik C, Fabio Anna, Falsen Enevold, Gitti Zoe, Grottola Antonella, Klenk Hans-Peter, Mannino Roberta, Mariottini Alessandro, Messinò Massimino, Pecorari Monica, Rumpianesi Fabio
Abstract excerpt
Four strains isolated in the last 15 years were revealed to be identical in their 16S rRNA gene sequences to MCRO19, the sequence of which was deposited in GenBank in 1995. In a polyphasic analysis including phenotypic and genotypic features, the five strains (including MCRO19), which had been isolated in four European countries, turned out to represent a unique taxonomic entity. They are scotochromogenic slow...
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