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Hindawi, Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, (2015), p. 1-3, 2015

DOI: 10.1155/2015/825819

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A NovelMycobacterium cosmeticum-Like Bacterium Isolated from the Ear Swab of a Patient with Otitis Externa

Journal article published in 2015 by Jeanette W. P. Teo ORCID, Janet W. S. Cheng, Roland Jureen, Raymond T. P. Lin
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Abstract

We describe the identification and characterization of a novel nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM), isolated from an ear swab of an adult male patient with chronic otitis externa. Genetically, the bacterium is most closely related to Mycobacterium cosmeticum; however, growth and biochemical features indicate that it is distinctly different. Here, we highlight for the first time an unusual NTM that is a probable cause of ear infection.