Mycobacterium shigaense sp. nov., a slow-growing, scotochromogenic species, is a member of the Mycobacterium simiae complex.
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DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002845
Abstract: Among non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), the Mycobacterium simiae complex is one of the largest groups, consisting of 18 species of slow-growing mycobacteria. In 2009, a case of NTM-associated infectious skin disease was reported in Shiga Prefecture,… read more here.
Keywords: slow growing; mycobacterium; simiae complex; mycobacterium simiae ... See more keywords