Mycobacterium arupense

Mycobacterium arupense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Suborder: Corynebacterineae
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycobacterium
Species: M. arupense
Binomial name
Mycobacterium arupense
Cloud et al. 2006, ATCC BAA-1242

Mycobacterium arupense is a rapidly growing mycobacterium first isolated from soil and human sputum samples in Spain. Etymology: arupense, pertaining to the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, where the type strain was characterized.

Description

Microscopy

Colony characteristics

Physiology

Pathogenesis

There are emerging reports of human pathogenesis caused by Mycobacterium arupense. Pulmonary infection and tenosynovitis have been documented. A recent case of recurrent soft tissue abscess caused by Mycobacterium arupense has been identified.

Type strain

References


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