Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria

1 Introduction 2 Taxonomic Relationships and Grouping 3 Staining Properties 4 Phenotypic Identification 5 Chromatography 6 Molecular Testing 7 Strain Typing 8 Assessment of Clinical Significance 9 Susceptibility Testing 10 Species Accounts 11 Summary Keywords: rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM); taxonomic relationships and grouping; phenotypic identification; sodium chloride tolerance; molecular methodologies - understanding evolutionary relationships of mycobacteria species; standardized susceptibility testing procedure; M. farcinogenes; M. wolinskyi