Tortoli Enrico
Regional Reference Centre for Mycobacteria, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2006 Nov;48(2):159-78. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2006.00123.x.
The continuous evolution of mycobacterial taxonomy may represent a source of confusion for laboratories and clinicians. Apart from the obvious pathogenic strains of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium ulcerans, the role of other mycobacteria may be associated with varying conditions ranging from contamination to specific disease processes. Of the more than 120 mycobacterial species recognized currently, very few have not been reported as pathogenic in humans or animals. Although the attempt to keep pace with the steadily increasing number of mycobacterial species seems hopeless, a careful review of the recent literature relevant to the newly described species may be advantageous. The aim of this present update is to provide epidemiological and clinical information along with major phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the species described in the last 3 years.
分枝杆菌分类学的持续演变可能给实验室和临床医生带来困惑。除了结核分枝杆菌复合群、麻风分枝杆菌和溃疡分枝杆菌这些明显的致病菌株外，其他分枝杆菌的作用可能与从污染到特定疾病过程的各种情况相关。在目前已识别的120多种分枝杆菌物种中，极少有未被报道在人类或动物中具有致病性的。尽管试图跟上不断增加的分枝杆菌物种数量似乎毫无希望，但仔细回顾与新描述物种相关的近期文献可能会有所帮助。本次更新的目的是提供过去3年中所描述物种的流行病学和临床信息以及主要的表型和基因型特征。
