Mycobacterium heckeshornense Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient and Identification by 16S rRNA Sequence Analysis of Culture Material and a Histopathology Tissue Specimen

ABSTRACT Mycobacterium heckeshornense is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We performed simultaneous 16S rRNA sequence analysis of a mycobacterium culture and a histopathology specimen to determine the relevance of M. heckeshornense infection in an immunocompetent patient initially presenting with pneumothorax.

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