Isolation of Novel Mycobacterium Species from Skin Infection in an Immunocompromised Person

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Nov;27(11):2944-2947. doi: 10.3201//eid2711.210426.ABSTRACTWe investigated a case of cutaneous infection in an immunocompromised patient in China that was caused by a novel species within the Mycobacterium gordonae complex. Results of whole-genome sequencing indicated that some strains considered to be M. gordonae complex are actually polyphyletic and should be designated as closely related species.PMID:34670653 | DOI:10.3201//eid2711.210426

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - October 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: You-Ming Mei Qian Zhang Wen-Yue Zhang Hai-Qin Jiang Ying Shi Jing-Shu Xiong Le Wang Yan-Qing Chen Si-Yu Long Chun Pan Gai Ge Zhen-Zhen Wang Zi-Wei Wu Yan Wang Yi-Qun Jiang Hong-Sheng Wang Source Type: research