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Case Reports
. 1981 Nov;14(5):593-5.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.14.5.593-595.1981.

Mycobacterium thermoresistibile: a new pathogen for humans

I Weitzman, D Osadczyi, M L Corrado, D Karp
Case Reports

Mycobacterium thermoresistibile: a new pathogen for humans

I Weitzman et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1981 Nov.

Abstract

The first evidence of the potential pathogenicity of Mycobacterium thermoresistibile is presented. This mycobacterium, initially identified as Mycobacterium gordonae, was isolated repeatedly from sputum, a bronchoscopy specimen. and later, an open lung biopsy. The distinctive characteristics are described, including the unique ability of the organism to grow at 52 degrees C.

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