title: Mycobacterium alsiense, a novel, slowly growing species isolated from two patients with pulmonary disease.
abstract: A previously undescribed, slowly growing Mycobacterium species was isolated from pulmonary specimens of two patients, one from Denmark and one from Italy. The isolates showed unique 16S rRNA internal transcribed spacers and hsp65 sequences: the 16S rRNA was most closely related to Mycobacterium szulgai and Mycobacterium malmoense.
authors.affiliation: Forschungszentrum Borstel, National Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Parkallee 18, 23845, Borstel, Germany. erichter@fz-borstel.de
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tortoli
authors.forename: Arno
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hendricks
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hillemann
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Jette E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kristiansen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001483:Base Sequence; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics