Kingdom Bacteria Order Actinomycetales Family Mycobacteriaceae Scientific name Mycobacterium colombiense | Phylum Actinobacteria Suborder Corynebacterineae Genus Mycobacterium Rank Species | |
Similar Mycobacterium chimaera, Mycobacterium lentiflavum, Mycobacterium cosmeticum | ||
Mycobacterium colombiense 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.
Etymology: colombiense, pertaining to Colombia, the South American country where the strains were first isolated.
Type strain
10B = CECT 3035 = CIP 108962 = DSM 45105
References
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