Domain Bacteria Phylum Actinobacteria Suborder Corynebacterineae Higher classification Mycobacterium | Kingdom Bacteria Order Actinomycetales Family Mycobacteriaceae Rank Species | |
Scientific name Mycobacterium indicus pranii Similar Mycobacterium, Bacteria, Mycobacterium vaccae, Mycobacterium chimaera, Mycobacterium vanbaalenii | ||
Mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP), earlier known as Mw, is a non-pathogenic mycobacterial species, which, based on its growth characteristics and metabolic properties, is validly classified as a member of the Mycobacterium avium complex. The novelty of this bacterium is due to its translational application as an immunotherapeutic. The genome of the organism has now been completely sequenced.
The origin of the proposed name is a combination of the site of isolation of the bacterial species from India (indicus), discovery by Pran Talwar (pranii) and characterization at the National Institute of Immunology, India (pranii).
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