Mycobacterium colombiense
| Mycobacterium colombiense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Suborder: | Corynebacterineae |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. colombiense |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium colombiense Murcia et al. 2006, CIP 108962 | |
Mycobacterium colombiense is a species of the phylum actinobacteria (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus mycobacterium.
Etymology: colombiense, pertaining to Colombia, the South American country where the strains were first isolated.
Type strain
10B = CECT 3035 = CIP 108962.
References
- MURCIA,M., et al. 2006. Mycobacterium colombiense sp. nov., a novel member of the Mycobacterium avium complex and description of MAC-X as a new ITS genetic variant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2049-2054.
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