Mycobacterium madagascariense
Mycobacterium madagascariense
Etymology: madagascariense, relating to Madagascar where it was first isolated.
Mycobacterium madagascariense | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Mycobacteriales |
Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Mycobacterium |
Species: | M. madagascariense |
Binomial name | |
Mycobacterium madagascariense Ausina et al. 1992, ATCC 49865 | |
Description
Polymorphic, gram-positive, nonmotile and acid-fast rods.
Colony characteristics
- Smooth and glistening colonies with yellow or orange pigmentation (1-2mm in diameter).
Physiology
- Rapid growth on Löwenstein-Jensen medium and Middlebrook 7H10 agar at 31 °C. No growth at 37 °C or above.
Differential characteristics
- Differentiated from Mycobacterium aurum and Mycobacterium obuense by its failure to grow at 37 °C
Pathogenesis
- Not known to be pathogenic.
- Biosafety level 1
Type strain
- First isolated from three different sphagnum biotopes in Madagascar.
Strain P2 = ATCC 49865 = CIP 104538 = JCM 13574.
References
- Kazda et al. 1992. Mycobacterium madagascariense sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 42, 524–528.
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