Mycobacterium florentinum
Species of bacterium
| Mycobacterium florentinum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. florentinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium florentinum Tortoli et al. 2005, DSM 44852 | |
Mycobacterium florentinum is a strain of bacteria found in humans that can cause infections and other disease conditions, and prolong sickness. It presents a high resistance to antimycobacterial drugs. It is characterized by: slow growth and a short helix 18 in the 16S rDNA.
Etymology: florentinum, of the Italian city of Florence, where the majority of the strains were collected and investigated.
Type strain
First isolated and characterized in Florence, Italy. Strain FI-93171 = CCUG 50992 = CIP 108409 = DSM 44852
See also
- Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis
References
- Tortoli et al.. 2005. Mycobacterium florentinum sp. nov., isolated from humans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55, 1101–1106. PMID 15879240
External links
- Type strain of Mycobacterium florentinum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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Mycobacteria (including Nontuberculous)
(R1P=photochromogenic;
R2S=scotochromogenic;
R3N=nonchromogenic)
| Long helix 18 (TKHGC) |
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| Long helix 18 (other) |
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| Short helix 18 |
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| Ungrouped |
Runyon IV
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| M. chelonae group | |||||
| M. elephantis group |
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