Mycobacterium kumamotonense
| Mycobacterium kumamotonense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Suborder: | Corynebacterineae |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. kumamotonense |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium kumamotonense Masaki et al. 2007, JCM 13453 | |
Mycobacterium kumamotonense
Etymology: kumamotonense, pertaining to Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan, where the type strain was isolated.
Description
- Slowly growing, nonchromogenic.
Type strain
- First isolated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan from a clinical specimen.
Strain CST 7247 = CCUG 51961 = JCM 13453
References
- Masaki et al. 2006. Mycobacterium kumamotonense sp. nov. recovered from clinical specimen and the first isolation report of Mycobacterium arupense in Japan: novel slowly growing, nonchromogenic clinical isolates related to Mycobacterium terrae complex. Microbiol. Immunol., 50, 889-897. PMID 17116985
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