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.
Levi
Michael H
MH
Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center and The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA. Mlevi@Montefiore.org
Bartell
John
J
Gandolfo
Leanne
L
Smole
Sandra C
SC
Costa
Sylvia F
SF
Weiss
Louis M
LM
Johnson
Linda K
LK
Osterhout
Gerard
G
Herbst
Lawrence H
LH
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