A high proportion of novel mycobacteria species identified by 16S rDNA analysis among slowly growing AccuProbe-negative strains in a clinical setting

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 560-566

  Pauls, Ryan J ^d   Turenne, Christine Y ^a   Wolfe, Joyce N ^a   Kabani, Amin ^a,b,c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Clinical; Mycobacterium; Novel

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM BRANDERI; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM CHROMOGEN; MYCOBACTERIUM ENGBAEKII; MYCOBACTERIUM GILVUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM HECKESHORNENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTERJECTUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM LENTIFLAVUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SHIMOIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SIMIAE; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE;

EID: 0141768105     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/VF401U7H7DHE0FRE     Document Type: Article

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