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. 2014 Jun;20(6):1089-90.
doi: 10.3201/eid2006.131508.

Possible misidentification of Mycobacterium yongonense

Sung Kuk Hong, Eui-Chong Kim

Possible misidentification of Mycobacterium yongonense

Sung Kuk Hong et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: 16S rRNA; Mycobacterium intracellulare; Mycobacterium marseillense; Mycobacterium yongonense; bacteria; gene; hsp65; identification; internal transcribed spacer 1; rpoB; sodA; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.

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  • Mycobacterium yongonense in pulmonary disease, Italy.
    Tortoli E, Mariottini A, Pierotti P, Simonetti TM, Rossolini GM. Tortoli E, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;19(11):1902-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1911.130911. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013. PMID: 24206761 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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