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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Mycobacterium riyadhense sp. nov., a non-tuberculous species identified as Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by a commercial line-probe assay
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Volume 59, No. 5, Year 2009
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A non-chromogenic, slowly growing Mycobacterium strain was isolated from a maxillary sinus lavage from a symptomatic patient in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was initially identified as a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by a commercial line-probe assay. Its 16S rRNA, hsp65 and rpoB gene and 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer sequences were unique; phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence groups this organism close to Mycobacterium szulgai and Mycobacterium malmoense. Its unique biochemical properties and mycolic acid profile support separate species status. We propose the name Mycobacterium riyadhense sp. nov. to accommodate this strain. The type strain is NLA000201958T (=CIP 109808T =DSM 45176T). © 2009 IUMS.
Authors & Co-Authors
Van Ingen, Jakko
Netherlands, Bilthoven
Rijksinstituut Voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
Netherlands, Nijmegen
Radboud University Medical Center
Al-Haijoj, Sahal A.M.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Boeree, Martin Johan
Netherlands, Nijmegen
Radboud University Medical Center
Al-Rabiah, Fahad A.M.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Enaimi, Mimount
Netherlands, Bilthoven
Rijksinstituut Voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
de Zwaan, Rina
Netherlands, Bilthoven
Rijksinstituut Voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
Tortoli, Enrico
Italy, Florence
Azienda Ospedaliera Careggi
Dekhuijzen, Pieter Nicolaas Richard
Netherlands, Nijmegen
Radboud University Medical Center
van Soolingen, Dick
Netherlands, Bilthoven
Rijksinstituut Voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
Statistics
Citations: 41
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1099/ijs.0.005629-0
ISSN:
14665026
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy