Pathogenicity of Mycolicibacterium phlei, a non-pathogenic nontuberculous mycobacterium in an immunocompetent host carrying anti-interferon gamma autoantibodies: a case report.
Satomi TanakaYoshihiko HoshinoTakuro SakagamiHanako FukanoYohei MatsuiOsamu HiranumaPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
Though known to be non-pathogenic, we show that M. phlei can be pathogenic like the MAC in immunocompetent individuals carrying anti-IFN-γ autoantibodies.