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Mycobacterium xenopi was first isolated by Schwabacher from a nodular lesion on the back of a frog (Xenopus laevis, the South African clawed toad). After isolating the organism, he was able to reintroduce it into a similar animal and reproduce the lesion.332 (Many references use the term xenopei, the form Schwabacher originally chose.)
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Chapman, J.S. (1977). Mycobacterium xenopi. In: The Atypical Mycobacteria and Human Mycobacteriosis. Topics in Infectious Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2310-5_11
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