| Mycobacterium interjectum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Suborder: | Corynebacterineae |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. interjectum |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium interjectum Springer et al. 1995, ATCC 51457 |
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Mycobacterium interjectum is a bacterium of genus Mycobacterium.
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Etymology: Phylogenetic position between (Latin: interjectum) rapidly and slowly-growing mycobacteria.
Mycobacterium interjectum is Gram-positive, nonmotile and acid-fast rods (0.6-1.0 µm x 0.7-2.0 µm). Filaments (up to 6.0 µm) possible.
Dysgonic, smooth and scotochromogenic colonies (1–2 mm in diameter).
Differential characteristics
Strain 4185/92 = ATCC 51457 = CCUG 37514 = DSM 44064