Mycobacterium madagascariense Ausina et al., 1992
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Classification
- phylum
- Actinomycetota
- class
- Actinomycetia
- order
- Mycobacteriales
- family
- Mycobacteriaceae
- genus
- Mycobacterium
- species
- Mycobacterium madagascariense
Abstract
Mycobacterium madagascariense Etymology: madagascariense, relating to Madagascar where it was first isolated.
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
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.
Strain P2 = ATCC 49865 = CIP 104538 = JCM 13574.