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 44368

Mycobacterium elephantis

Contents 1 Description 2 Pathogenesis 3 Type Strain 4 References

[edit] Description

A rapidly growing non-chromogenic Mycobacterium

[edit] Pathogenesis

[edit] Type Strain

First isolated from an elephant. Strain 484 = CIP 106831 = DSM 44368 = JCM 12406

[edit] 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