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- Title
Mycobacterium canettii, the smooth variant of M. tuberculosis, isolated from a Swiss patient exposed in Africa.
- Authors
Pfyffer, G E; Auckenthaler, R; van Embden, J D; van Soolingen, D
- Abstract
An exceptionally smooth and glossy morphotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex was isolated from a 56-year-old Swiss patient with mesenteric tuberculosis. Direct 16S rRNA sequence analysis of the hypervariable signature gene regions revealed a 100% homology to the specific M. tuberculosis complex sequence. Spoligotyping and restriction fragment length polymorphism analyses using the insertion sequences IS6110 and IS1081 and the polymorphic GC-rich sequence as additional genetic markers identified the isolate as the novel taxon M. canettii. Like a Somali child with a similar case, this patient probably contracted the infection in Africa, which raises questions about the geographic distribution of M. canettii.
- Publication
Emerging infectious diseases, 1998, Vol 4, Issue 4, p631
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid0404.980414