Mycolicibacterium aurum

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Mycolicibacterium aurum is a species of the phylum Actinomycetota (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus Mycolicibacterium.

Mycolicibacterium aurum
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycolicibacterium
Species:
M. aurum
Binomial name
Mycolicibacterium aurum
(Tsukamura 1966) Gupta et al. 2018
Type strain
ATCC 23366
CCUG 37666
CIP 104465
DSM 43999
HAMBI 2275
JCM 6366
LMG 19255
NCTC 10437
NRRL B-4037
Synonyms
  • Mycobacterium aurum Tsukamura 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

The species is an acid fast, gram positive bacteria that forms long chains. Though related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, it does not cause tuberculosis.

References

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SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): "Approved Lists of Bacterial Names". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 1980, 30, 225–420.

TSUKAMURA (M.): "Adansonian classification of mycobacteria". Journal of General Microbiology, 1966, 45, 253–273. PMID 4961417

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