Isolation of an unusual Mycobacterium species from an AIDS patient with acute lymphadenitis.
A nonchromogenic Mycobacterium species was isolated from an AIDS patient with acute lymphadenitis. On the basis of the results of conventional tests, the strain appeared to be an atypical nonphotochromogenic Mycobacterium kansasii strain. Sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene revealed a unique nucleic acid sequence, suggesting that the isolate represents an undescribed pathogenic species.
Bajolet
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Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Virologie, Hygiène, Hôpital Robert Debré, 51092 Reims cedex, France. obajolet@chu-reims.fr
Beguinot
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Brasme
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Jaussaud
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Ingrand
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Vincent
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S