Characterization of Mycobacterium montefiorense sp. nov., a novel pathogenic Mycobacterium from moray eels that is related to Mycobacterium triplex.
The characterization of a novel Mycobacterium sp. isolated from granulomatous skin lesions of moray eels is reported. Analysis of the hsp65 gene, small-subunit rRNA gene, rRNA spacer region, and phenotypic characteristics demonstrate that this organism is distinct from its closest genetic match, Mycobacterium triplex, and it has been named M. montefiorense sp. nov.
Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center and The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA. Mlevi@Montefiore.org
Michael H
MH
Levi
John
J
Bartell
Leanne
L
Gandolfo
Sandra C
SC
Smole
Sylvia F
SF
Costa
Louis M
LM
Weiss
Linda K
LK
Johnson
Gerard
G
Osterhout
Lawrence H
LH
Herbst
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