Mycobacterium alsiense, a novel, slowly growing species isolated from two patients with pulmonary disease

Elvira Richter; Enrico Tortoli; Arno Fischer; Oliver Hendricks; Regina Engel; Doris Hillemann; Sabine Schubert; Jette E Kristiansen

doi:10.1128/JCM.01097-07

Mycobacterium alsiense, a novel, slowly growing species isolated from two patients with pulmonary disease

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Nov;45(11):3837-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01097-07. Epub 2007 Sep 5.

Authors

Elvira Richter¹, Enrico Tortoli, Arno Fischer, Oliver Hendricks, Regina Engel, Doris Hillemann, Sabine Schubert, Jette E Kristiansen

Affiliation

¹ Forschungszentrum Borstel, National Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Parkallee 18, 23845, Borstel, Germany. erichter@fz-borstel.de

Abstract

A previously undescribed, slowly growing Mycobacterium species was isolated from pulmonary specimens of two patients, one from Denmark and one from Italy. The isolates showed unique 16S rRNA internal transcribed spacers and hsp65 sequences: the 16S rRNA was most closely related to Mycobacterium szulgai and Mycobacterium malmoense.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Base Sequence
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
Humans
Lung Diseases / microbiology*
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Mycobacterium / classification
Mycobacterium / genetics
Mycobacterium / isolation & purification*
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics

Substances

DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

GENBANK/AJ938169