<- E. Tortoli, Firenze, Italy; FI-09026. Sputum from a Somali patient with cavitary pulmonary disease. Italy.
Type strain.. Taxonomy/description (40387). Sequence accession no. 16S rRNA gene: FJ786255,
rpoB gene: FJ786254,
hsp60 gene: FJ786253.
Published as Mycobacterium simulans.
. (Medium 645, incubation time: more than 14 days, pH 7, 37°C, aerobic)
