Publications

mycobacterium elephantis sp. nov., a rapidly growing non-chromogenic mycobacterium isolated from an elephant.	a strain isolated from a lung abscess in an elephant that died from chronic respiratory disease was found to have properties consistent with its classification in the genus mycobacterium. an almost complete sequence of the 165 rdna of the strain was determined following the cloning and sequencing of the amplified gene. the sequence was aligned with those available on mycobacteria and phylogenetic trees inferred by using three tree-making algorithms. the organism, which formed a distinct phyletic ...	2000	11034492
phenotypic and molecular characterization of clinical isolates of mycobacterium elephantis from human specimens.	eleven strains of a rapidly growing mycobacterium were isolated from patient specimens originating from various regions of the province of ontario, canada, over a 2-year period. unique high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc) and pcr-restriction enzyme pattern analysis (pra) profiles initially suggested a new mycobacterium species, while sequencing of the 16s rrna gene revealed a sequence match with mycobacterium sp. strain mcro 17 (genbank accession no. x93028), an isolate determined to be ...	2002	11923337
recovery of mycobacterium elephantis from sputum of a patient in belgium.		2003	12624084
mycobacterium elephantis: not an exceptional finding in clinical specimens.	following the recent report of new 16s rdna sequences of mycobacterium elephantis, three clinical strains suspected to belong to such species were investigated using biochemical and cultural tests, high performance liquid chromatography of cell wall mycolic acids and genetic sequencing. antimicrobial susceptibility was also determined. the findings confirmed recent data concerning human isolates of this new mycobacterium and identified a new 16s rdna sequevar for this species.	2003	12827531
first report of isolation of mycobacterium elephantis from bronchial lavage of a patient in asia.		2011	21541074
molecular identification of mycobacterium species of public health importance in cattle in zimbabwe by 16s rrna gene sequencing.	mycobacterium species are naturally found in the environment as well as in domestic animals such as cattle. so far, more than 150 species of mycobacterium, some of which are pathogenic, have been identified. laboratory isolation, detection and identification of mycobacterium species are therefore critical if human and animal infections are to be controlled. the objective of this study was to identify mycobacterium species isolated in cattle in zimbabwe using 16s ribosomal rna gene amplification ...	2015	26668660
draft genome sequence of mycobacterium elephantis strain lipa.	we report the draft genome sequence of mycobacterium elephantis strain lipa from a sputum sample of a patient with pulmonary disease. this is the first draft genome sequence of m. elephantis, a rapidly growing mycobacterium.	2015	26112791
first report in china on the identification and drug sensitivity of mycobacterium elephantis isolated from the milk of a cow with mastitis.	in this study, milk from a cow with mastitis was analyzed to determine the presence of mycobacterial infection. milk quality and security problems pertaining to the safe consumption of dairy products were also discussed in this study.	2017	28756809