Kogan I B, Monakhova E V, Fedorenko G M
Mikrobiologiia. 1980 Jan-Feb;49(1):102-9.
The phenotypical similarity between 34 microbial strains was determined, and they were classified on the principle of maximal general similarity in 70 traits. All the strains were subdivided into three groups within which the similarity of the strains was not less than 85%. The groups correspond to the species Mycococcus capsulatus, M. ruber, and Mycobacterium brevicale. The results of the investigation suggest that the group of mycococci possesses a considerable number of characteristics which make it possible to consider it as a separate microbial genus. However, the principle of equal weight can be hardly applied to the taxonomy of mycococci since sharp variations in many traits do not permit to differentiate between specific and strain differences. Morphological and cultural properties still remain the most reliable criteria of the genus Mycococcus.
测定了34株微生物菌株之间的表型相似性，并根据70个性状的最大总体相似性原则对它们进行了分类。所有菌株被细分为三组，组内菌株的相似性不低于85%。这些组分别对应于荚膜分枝杆菌、红色分枝杆菌和短小分枝杆菌。研究结果表明，分枝杆菌组具有大量特征，使其有可能被视为一个单独的微生物属。然而，等权重原则很难应用于分枝杆菌的分类学，因为许多性状的急剧变化不允许区分种间差异和菌株差异。形态学和培养特性仍然是分枝杆菌属最可靠的标准。
