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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2003, p. 2147-2152, Vol. 41, No. 5
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.2147-2152.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Characterization of Mycobacterium montefiorense sp. nov., a Novel Pathogenic Mycobacterium from Moray Eels That Is Related to Mycobacterium triplex

Michael H. Levi,1* John Bartell,2 Leanne Gandolfo,2 Sandra C. Smole,3,4 Sylvia F. Costa,5 Louis M. Weiss,1,5 Linda K. Johnson,1,6 Gerard Osterhout,2 and Lawrence H. Herbst1,6

Department of Pathology,1 Institute for Animal Studies,6 Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461,5 MIDI, Inc., and MIDI Labs, Inc., Newark, Delaware 19713,2 Infectious Disease Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine,3 Medical Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts 021304

Received 27 August 2002/ Returned for modification 10 January 2003/ Accepted 29 January 2003

The characterization of a novel Mycobacterium sp. isolated from granulomatous skin lesions of moray eels is reported. Analysis of the hsp65 gene, small-subunit rRNA gene, rRNA spacer region, and phenotypic characteristics demonstrate that this organism is distinct from its closest genetic match, Mycobacterium triplex, and it has been named M. montefiorense sp. nov.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Microbiology Laboratory, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E. 210th St., Bronx, NY 10467. Phone: (718) 920-4189. Fax: (718) 654-7402. E-mail: Mlevi{at}Montefiore.org.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2003, p. 2147-2152, Vol. 41, No. 5
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.2147-2152.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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