Mycobacterium colombiense

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.

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

Etymology: colombiense, pertaining to Colombia, the South American country where the strains were first isolated.

Type strain

10B = CECT 3035 = CIP 108962 = DSM 45105

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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