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Review
. 2023 Apr 20;61(4):e0033122.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.00331-22. Epub 2023 Mar 23.

A Brief Update on Mycobacterial Taxonomy, 2020 to 2022

Derek T Armstrong  1 , Emma Eisemann  1 , Nicole Parrish  1
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Review

A Brief Update on Mycobacterial Taxonomy, 2020 to 2022

Derek T Armstrong et al. J Clin Microbiol. .

Abstract

This brief update provides details regarding two newly described species in the genus Mycobacterium that were identified from humans or associated with human disease and have been validly published for the period January 2020 through October 2022.

Keywords: mycobacteria; taxonomy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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