Mycolicibacter arupensis

Mycolicibacter arupensis (formerly Mycobacterium arupense) is a slowly growing mycobacterium first isolated from soil and human sputum samples in Spain.[1] Etymology: arupense, pertaining to the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, where the type strain was characterized.

Mycolicibacter arupensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycolicibacter
Species:
M. arupensis
Binomial name
Mycolicibacter arupensis
(Cloud et al. 2006) Gupta et al. 2018[1][2]
Type strain[3]
AR30097
ATCC BAA-1242
DSM 44942
Synonyms[2]
  • Mycobacterium arupense Cloud et al. 2006

Description

Microscopy

  • Gram-positive, nonmotile and acid-fast rods (1–3 µm × 0.5–0.7 µm), mostly strong acid-fast.

Colony characteristics

  • Colonies are eugonic, rough and nonpigmented.

Physiology

Pathogenesis

There are emerging reports of human pathogenesis caused by M. arupensis. Pulmonary infection and tenosynovitis have been documented. A recent case of recurrent soft tissue abscess caused by M. arupensis has been identified.

References

  1. Cloud JL, Meyer JJ, Pounder JI, Jost KCJ, Sweeney A, Carroll KC, Woods GL. (2006). "Mycobacterium arupense sp. nov., a non-chromogenic bacterium isolated from clinical specimens". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 56 (6): 1413–1418. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64194-0. PMID 16738122.
  2. Gupta, Radhey S.; Lo, Brian; Son, Jeen (2018-02-13). "Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomic Studies Robustly Support Division of the Genus Mycobacterium into an Emended Genus Mycobacterium and Four Novel Genera". Frontiers in Microbiology. 9: 67. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.00067. ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 5819568. PMID 29497402.
  3. Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Mycolicibacter arupensis". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 26, 2022.


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