- Mycobacterium elephantis
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Mycobacterium elephantis Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Actinobacteria Order: Actinomycetales Suborder: Corynebacterineae Family: Mycobacteriaceae Genus: Mycobacterium Species: M. elephantis Binomial name Mycobacterium elephantis
Shojaei et al. 2000, DSM 44368Mycobacterium elephantis
Description
A rapidly growing non-chromogenic Mycobacterium
Type strain
First isolated from an elephant. Strain 484 = CIP 106831 = DSM 44368 = JCM 12406
References
- Shojaei et al. 2000. Mycobacterium elephantis sp. nov., a rapidly growing non-chromogenic Mycobacterium isolated from an elephant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 50, 1817-1819 PMID 11034492
Slowly growing
(R1P=photochromogenic;
R2S=scotochromogenic;
R3N=nonchromogenic)Rapidly growing/
Runyon IVM. neoaurum groupF/T groupsM. fortuitum groupM. vaccae groupM. smegmatis groupM. chelonae groupM. elephantis groupM. elephantis • M. holsaticum
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