Relying on unsparing efforts and endeavors of the researchers of Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center of Esfahan University of Medical Sciences, a new species of mycobacterium has been discovered, registered to Iran at global scientific banks under the name of “Mycobacterium Iranicum”.
As reported by ISNA,  “Mycobacterium”, which was discovered by Dr Hassan Shojaee, Professor of Esfahan University of Medical Sciences and his research team, causes Semi-tuberculosis Meningitis as well skin lesions in human body.
As stated by Dr. Shojaee, the said bacterium has simultaneously been discovered at six research centers in Greek, the Netherlands, Sweden, USA, Italy and Iran. Since Iran has introduced the said bacterium to International Committee for Registration of Microbes sooner, new Mycobacterium has been registered to the discovering country i.e. Iran under the name of Mycobacterium Iranicum.