Phylogenomics reveal that Mycobacterium kansasii subtypes are species-level lineages. Description of Mycobacterium pseudokansasii sp. nov., Mycobacterium innocens sp. nov. and Mycobacterium attenuatum sp. nov.

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Among the species Mycobacterium kansasii , seven subtypes have been previously reported based on the PCR and the restriction fragment length polymorphism of the gene hsp65. Here, we used whole-genome sequencing to refine M. kansasii taxonomy and correct multiple inconsistencies. Average nucleotide identity (ANI) values between M. kansasii subtypes ranged from 88.4 to 94.2 %, lower than the accepted 95–96 %...

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