title: Mycobacterial Taxonomy.
abstract: This article summarizes the most recent (since 2012) taxonomic changes in the genus Mycobacterium Only those mycobacteria that have been isolated from human specimens are included in this summary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA baforbes@vcu.edu.
authors.forename: Betty A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Forbes
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: human specimens; mycobacteria; taxonomy