Taxonomic landscape of the Mycobacterium “Fortuitum-Vaccae” clade: a genome study
These findings highlight the remarkable taxonomic diversity within the FVC. The updated taxonomy and the curated database of genomes allow precise species identification in diagnostics, clinical reporting, epidemiological surveillance, and future studies on the ecology and pathogenesis. Accurate identification may uncover the disease spectrum, clinical manifestation, and prognosis of infections by individual FVC species, guiding countermeasures.
Authors
- Zhiyong Zong
- Dan Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4425-0311)
- Alan McNally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3099-630X)
- Feifei Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0749-6064)
- Yao Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0194-8253)
- Chengcheng Wang
- Yu Feng
- Yi Xie
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- Biology of Infection (FR)
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1728622
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sichuan University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- West China Hospital, Sichuan University