title: Mycobacterium elephantis: not an exceptional finding in clinical specimens.
abstract: Following the recent report of new 16S rDNA sequences of Mycobacterium elephantis, three clinical strains suspected to belong to such species were investigated using biochemical and cultural tests, high performance liquid chromatography of cell wall mycolic acids and genetic sequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility was also determined. The findings confirmed recent data concerning human isolates of this new mycobacterium and identified a new 16S rDNA sequevar for this species.
authors.affiliation: Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Piastra dei Servizi, Careggi Hospital, viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy. e.tortoli@libero.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tortoli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rindi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartoloni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garzelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mantella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mazzarelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piccoli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scarparo
mesh_terms: D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D009171:Mycolic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D009171:Mycolic Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S