Mycobacterium monacense
Mycobacterium monacense is a yellow-pigmented, non-photochromogenic species of mycobacterium named after Monacum, the Latin name of the German city Munich where the first strain was isolated. It grows in less than a week on solid medium.
Mycobacterium monacense | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Mycobacteriales |
Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Mycobacterium |
Species: | M. monacense |
Binomial name | |
Mycobacterium monacense Reischl et al. 2006, DSM 44395 | |
Phylogenetic analysis has shown that this strain is most closely related to Mycobacterium doricum.[1]
Description
It is thought to be responsible for a severe, post-traumatic wound infection, reported in a healthy boy.[2]
Pathogenesis
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