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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2007, p. 3837-3839, Vol. 45, No. 11
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01097-07
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Mycobacterium alsiense, a Novel, Slowly Growing Species Isolated from Two Patients with Pulmonary Disease

Forschungszentrum Borstel, National Reference Center for Mycobacteria, 23845 Borstel, Germany,¹ Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy,² Institute for Medical Microbiology and Virology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany,³ Department of Research and Department of Clinical Microbiology, Sygehus Sønderjutland/Sønderborg, University of Southern Denmark, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark,⁴ Forschungszentrum Borstel, Structural Biochemistry, 23845 Borstel, Germany⁵

Received 31 May 2007/ Returned for modification 23 July 2007/ Accepted 27 August 2007

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.

Published ahead of print on 5 September 2007.