Mycobacterium canariasense

Mycobacterium canariasense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Suborder: Corynebacterineae
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycobacterium
Species: M. canariasense
Binomial name
Mycobacterium canariasense
Jiménez et al. 2004, CCUG 47953

Mycobacterium canariasense is a rapidly growing, non-pigmented mycobacterium first isolated from blood samples obtained from 17 patients with febrile syndrome. Etymology: canariasense; referring to the Latin adjective of the Spanish islands where all strains were isolated.

Description

Microscopy

Colony characteristics

Physiology

of 5% NaCl.

Differential characteristics

Pathogenesis

Type strain

References

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