Mycobacterium persicum sp. nov., a novel species closely related to Mycobacterium kansasii and Mycobacterium gastri | Zendy

Abdolrazagh Hashemi Shahraki | Zendy; Alberto Trovato | Zendy; Mehdi Mirsaeidi | Zendy; Emanuele Borroni | Zendy; Parvin Heidarieh | Zendy; Mohammad Hashemzadeh | Zendy; Narges Shahbazi | Zendy; Daniela María Cirillo | Zendy; Enrico Tortoli | Zendy

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Mycobacterium persicum sp. nov., a novel species closely related to Mycobacterium kansasii and Mycobacterium gastri

Author(s) -

Abdolrazagh Hashemi Shahraki,

Alberto Trovato,

Mehdi Mirsaeidi,

Emanuele Borroni,

Parvin Heidarieh,

Mohammad Hashemzadeh,

Narges Shahbazi,

Daniela María Cirillo,

Enrico Tortoli

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925

H-Index - 173

eISSN - 1466-5034

pISSN - 1466-5026

DOI - 10.1099/ijsem.0.001862

Subject(s) - mycobacterium kansasii , biology , rpob , mycobacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , 16s ribosomal rna , gene , genetics , bacteria

Four strains isolated in Iran from pulmonary specimens of unrelated patients are proposed as representative of a novel Mycobacterium species. Similarity, at the phenotypic level, with Mycobacterium kansasii is remarkable with the photochromogenic yellow pigmentation of the colonies being the salient feature. They differ, however, genotypically from this species and present unique sequences in 16S rRNA, hsp65 and rpoB genes. The average nucleotide identity and the genome-to-genome distance fully support the status of an independent species. The name proposed for this species is Mycobacterium persicum sp. nov. with AFPC-000227T (=DSM 104278T=CIP 111197T) as the type strain.

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