Mycobacterium elephantis : Not an Exceptional Finding in Clinical Specimens
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 22 (7) , 427-430
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-003-0950-2
Abstract
Following the recent report of new 16S rDNA sequences of Mycobacterium elephantis, three clinical strains suspected to belong to such species were investigated using biochemical and cultural tests, high performance liquid chromatography of cell wall mycolic acids and genetic sequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility was also determined. The findings confirmed recent data concerning human isolates of this new mycobacterium and identified a new 16S rDNA sequevar for this species.Keywords
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