Mycobacterium komossense
| Mycobacterium komossense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Suborder: | Corynebacterineae |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. komossense |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium komossense Kazda and Muller 1979, ATCC 33013 | |
Mycobacterium komossense is a species of the phylum actinobacteria (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus mycobacterium.
Description
Gram-positive, nonmotile, short to moderately long and acid-fast rods.
Colony characteristics
- Eugonic, smooth, glistening and yellow-beige pigmented colonies. On Middlebrook 7H10 agar 0.5-2mm in diameter with entire margins.
Physiology
- Growth on Löwenstein-Jensen media and Middlebrook 7H10 agar at temperatures between 22°C-37°C in less than 7 days.
- Optimal growth at 31°C, no growth at 45°C.
Differential characteristics
- Uniqueness of species supported by antigenic analysis (immunodiffusion) and specific lipid patterns.
- A numerical taxonomy comparison showed close relationship to Mycobacterium aichiense.
Pathogenesis
- Not known to be pathogenic in animals or humans.
- Biosafety level 1
Type strain
- First isolated from intact sphagnum vegetation in the Komosse sphagnum bog in southern Sweden and Atlantic coastal area of Norway.
Strain Ko 2 = ATCC 33013 = CIP 105293 = DSM 44078 = HAMBI 2279 = HAMBI 2280 = JCM 12408.
References
- Kazda,J., K. Muller. 1979. Mycobacterium komossense sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 29, 361-365.]
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