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By random amplified polymorphic DNA electrophoresis and PFGE of large restriction fragments, the three isolates from the nail salon were shown to be the same strain but different from the strain from the patient in Venezuela. Polymorphisms in regions of the<jats:italic>rpoB<\/jats:italic>,<jats:italic>hsp65<\/jats:italic>and 16S rRNA genes that were shown to be useful for species identification matched for the two strains but were different from those of other<jats:italic>Mycobacterium<\/jats:italic>species. The 16S rRNA gene sequence placed the strains in a taxonomic group along with<jats:italic>Mycobacterium frederiksbergense<\/jats:italic>,<jats:italic>Mycobacterium hodleri<\/jats:italic>,<jats:italic>Mycobacterium diernhoferi<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>Mycobacterium neoaurum<\/jats:italic>. The strains produced a pale-yellow pigment when grown in the dark at the optimal temperature of 35\u200a\u00b0C. Biochemical testing showed that the strains were positive for iron uptake, nitrate reduction and utilization of<jats:sc>d<\/jats:sc>-mannitol,<jats:sc>d<\/jats:sc>-xylose, iso-<jats:italic>myo<\/jats:italic>-inositol,<jats:sc>l<\/jats:sc>-arabinose, citrate and<jats:sc>d<\/jats:sc>-trehalose. The strains were negative for<jats:sc>d<\/jats:sc>-sorbitol utilization and production of niacin and 3-day arylsulfatase, although arylsulfatase activity was observed after 14\u2005days. The isolates grew on MacConkey agar without crystal violet but not on media containing 5\u200a% (w\/v) NaCl or at 45\u200a\u00b0C. They were susceptible to ciprofloxacin, amikacin, tobramycin, cefoxitin, clarithromycin, doxycycline, sulfamethoxazole and imipenem. 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