Reevaluation of Mycobacterium fortuitum (Synonym: Mycobacterium ranae)

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One hundred strains of Mycobacterium fortuitum (M. ranae) were characterized. Strains now recognized as belonging to the species M. chelonei were excluded. Seven serotypes of M. fortuitum showed some correlation with cell wall lipids, colony types, temperature tolerance, Bönicke's biotypes, and other properties. Serotype I was frequently associated with disease, whereas serotype II, although common in the environment, never was. M. fortuitum subsp. fortuitum and M. fortuitum subsp. giae belong to serotypes I and V, respectively; the other serotypes were not considered worthy of special subspecific designation. A list of the constant and variable characteristics of M. fortuitum is given.

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