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Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025
Research Letter

Identification of 2 Novel Species, Mycobacterium novusgordonae and M. shingordonae

Kazuki Hashimoto1, Yuko Abe1, Kiyoharu FukushimaComments to Author , Yuki Matsumoto, Haruko Saito, Yuri Akamine, Takayuki Niitsu, June Yamauchi, Tadayoshi Nitta, Michio Tanaka, Takuro Nii, Takanori Matsuki, Daisuke Motooka, Kazuyuki Tsujino, Keisuke Miki, Kozo Morimoto, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Shizuo Akira, Shota Nakamura, and Hiroshi Kida
Author affiliation: Osaka University, Osaka, Japan (K. Hashimoto, Y. Abe, K. Fukushima, Y. Matsumoto, Y. Akamine, T. Niitsu, M. Tanaka, D. Motooka, A. Kumanogoh, S. Akira, S. Nakamura); Toneyama Medical Center, Osaka (K. Fukushima, H. Saito, J. Yamauchi, T. Nitta, T. Nii, T. Matsuki, K. Tsujino, K. Miki, H. Kida); Fukujuji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan (K. Morimoto)

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Table

Biochemical assay results for 4 strains of Mycobacterium spp. in study identifying 2 novel species*

Characteristic M. novusgordonae (MN1) M. shingordonae (MS1) M. paragordonae (CIP112418) M. gordonae 
(ATCC 14470)
Growth at 37°C + + − +
Growth detectable after 7 d + + +w +
Catalase + + + +
Urease − − − −
Nitrate reduction + + + −
3-d arylsulfatase +w + + +
Telluric acid reduction + + + +
Colony color Yellow Yellow Yellow Orange
Pigmentation Scoto Scoto Scoto Scoto
Colony morphology Smooth Smooth Smooth Smooth

*Schoto, scotochromogenic; w, weak; +, positive; −, negative.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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