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Phylogeny of the Mycobacterium chelonae-Like Organism Based on Partial Sequencing of the 16S rRNA Gene and Proposal of Mycobacterium mucogenicum sp. nov.
1 Apr 1995
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The Mycobacterium chelonae-like organism (MCLO) is a recently described member of the Mycobacterium fortuitum complex which causes posttraumatic skin infections and catheter sepsis. This taxon is a distinct group biochemically and has a unique mycolic acid profile as determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. Its phylogenetic relationships to other mycobacteria, however, have not been studied...
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