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Interestingly, two of the strains were isolated from cerebrospinal fluid. The strains were characterized by rapid growth and presented orange-pigmented scotochromogenic colonies. DNA-based analysis revealed unique sequences in the four regions investigated: the 16S rRNA gene, the rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer 1 and the genes encoding the 65 kDa heat-shock protein and the beta-subunit of RNA polymerase. The phylogenetic analysis placed the strains among the rapidly growing mycobacteria, being most closely related to\n \n \n Mycobacterium gilvum<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:ext-link>\n <\/jats:named-content>\n . The genotypic and phenotypic data both strongly supported the inclusion of the strains investigated here as members of a novel species within the genus\n Mycobacterium<\/jats:italic>\n ; the name\n Mycobacterium iranicum<\/jats:italic>\n sp. nov. is proposed to indicate the isolation in Iran of the first recognized strains. 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