Table 2.

Similarities of nucleotide sequences between case isolates and reference strains of closely related mycobacterial species

Isolate	Species for comparisona	% Identity
		16S rRNA (1,468 bp)	hsp65 (401 bp)	rpoB (409 bp)	ITS (298 bp)
Isolate 1	M. abscessus	99.9	98.8	97.6	99.0
	M. massiliense	99.9	100	100	100
	M. bolletii	99.9	99.3	98.3	99.0
	M. chelonae	99.8	92.5	96.1	89.9
Isolate 2	M. abscessus	99.9	98.8	97.6	99.0
	M. massiliense	99.9	100	100	100
	M. bolletii	99.9	99.3	98.3	99.0
	M. chelonae	99.8	92.5	96.1	89.9
Environmental isolate	M. abscessus	99.9	98.8	97.6	99.0
	M. massiliense	99.9	100	100	100
	M. bolletii	99.9	99.3	98.3	99.0
	M. chelonae	99.8	92.5	96.1	89.9

^aReference strains used for comparison were M. abscessus JCM 13569^T, M. massiliense JCM 15300^T, M. bolletii JCM 15297^T, and M. chelonae JCM 6388^T.