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Mycobacterium talmoniae, a Potential Pulmonary Pathogen Isolated from Multiple Patients with Bronchiectasis in the United States, Including the First Case of Clinical Disease in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis

Ravikiran Vasireddy, Sruthi Vasireddy, Barbara A Brown-Elliott, Alexander L Greninger, Rebecca M Davidson, Kevin L Ard, Christine Y Turenne, Richard J Wallace Jr

J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Jan 30;57(2):e00906-18.

PMID: 30429252

Abstract:

We characterize three respiratory isolates of the recently described species Mycobacterium talmoniae recovered in Texas, Louisiana, and Massachusetts, including the first case of disease in a patient with underlying cystic fibrosis. The three isolates had a 100% match to M. talmoniae NE-TNMC-100812T by complete 16S rRNA, rpoB region V, and hsp65 gene sequencing. Core genomic comparisons between one isolate and the type strain revealed an average nucleotide identity of 99.8%. The isolates were susceptible to clarithromycin, amikacin, and rifabutin, while resistance was observed for tetracyclines, ciprofloxacin, and linezolid. M. talmoniae should be added to the list of potential pulmonary pathogens, including in the setting of cystic fibrosis.

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