Mycobacterium thermoresistibile
is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium strongly associated with human infections. Since 1966, there have only been six reports of its isolation from clinical samples. We report on the first case from Europe and review all the previous cases. Identification was achieved with sequencing of the 16S rRNA and
hsp65 genes. This study presents its phenotypic and biochemical profile, susceptibilities to selected antibiotics and
hsp65 polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism profile with
BsteII and
Hae III .
