title: Mycobacterium seoulense sp. nov., a slowly growing scotochromogenic species.
abstract: A previously undescribed, slowly growing, scotochromogenic mycobacterium was isolated from a patient with symptomatic pulmonary infection during hsp65 sequence-based identification of Korean clinical isolates. Phenetic characteristics of this strain were generally similar to those of Mycobacterium nebraskense and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum. However, some phenetic characteristics differentiated it from these two species. Its 16S rRNA gene sequences were unique and phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences placed the organism in the slowly growing Mycobacterium group close to M. nebraskense and M. scrofulaceum. Its unique mycolic acid profiles and the results of phylogenetic analysis based on two independent alternative chronometer molecules, hsp65 and rpoB, confirmed the taxonomic status of this strain as representing a novel species. These data support the conclusion that this strain represents a novel mycobacterial species, for which the name Mycobacterium seoulense sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain 03-19(T) (=DSM 44998(T)=KCTC 19146(T)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cancer Research Institute and Liver Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Mun
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cancer Research Institute and Liver Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cancer Research Institute and Liver Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Ju
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cancer Research Institute and Liver Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: The Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, The Korean National Tuberculosis Association, Seoul 137-140, Korea.
authors.forename: Gil-Han
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.affiliation: The Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, The Korean National Tuberculosis Association, Seoul 137-140, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Kyung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: The Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, The Korean National Tuberculosis Association, Seoul 137-140, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Gil
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cancer Research Institute and Liver Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Yong
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cancer Research Institute and Liver Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon-Hoh
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kook
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cancer Research Institute and Liver Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
authors.forename: Bum-Joon
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S