Mycobacterium arupense

Mycobacterium arupense
Mycobacterium arupense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Suborder: Corynebacterineae
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycobacterium
Species: M. arupense
Binomial name
Mycobacterium arupense
Cloud et al. 2006, ATCC BAA-1242

Mycobacterium arupense is a rapidly growing mycobacterium first isolated from soil and human sputum samples in Spain. Etymology: arupense, pertaining to the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, where the type strain was characterized.

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Description

Microscopy

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

Colony characteristics

  • Colonies are eugonic, rough and nonpigmented.

Physiology

  • Colonies occur within 5 days at 30°C (optimum temperature, no growth at 45°C) on Löwenstein-Jensen medium and on Middlebrook 7H10 agar.
  • No growth on MacConkey agar without crystal violet.
  • The type strain is resistant to D-cycloserine, streptomycin, isoniazid (0.1 and 1 mg/l), rifampin, and thiacetazone and is susceptible to isoniazid (10 mg/l), kanamycin, and capreomycin.

Pathogenesis

  • Not associated with disease.

Type strain

  • First isolated from water samples, from soil and human sputum samples, Spain.
  • Strain AR30097 = ATCC BAA-1242 = DSM 44942.

References

  • CLOUD (J.L.), MEYER (J.J.), POUNDER (J.I.), JOST Jr. (K.C.), SWEENEY (A.), CARROLL (K.C.) and WOODS (G.L.): Mycobacterium arupense sp. nov., a non-chromogenic bacterium isolated from clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1413-1418.


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