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First report of isolation of Mycobacterium novocastrense from water supplies
Author(s) -
Dibaj Ramin,
Azadi Davood,
Karami Masoumeh,
Naser Abass Daei,
Shojaei Hasan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/apm.12165
Subject(s) - isolation (microbiology) , mycobacterium , 16s ribosomal rna , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , polymerase chain reaction , gene , genetics
We herein present the first documented report associated with the isolation of Mycobacterium novocastrense from environment. The identification and characterization of four unrelated isolates, one from the surface water and the other three from hospital water, were achieved by various conventional and molecular tests including a genus‐specific PCR for Mycobacterium based on 65‐kDa heat shock protein ( hsp ) gene and 16S rDNA sequencing. Our findings might shed further light on the natural habitat of this rare Mycobacterium .