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Slowly growing Mycobacteria

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Mycobacteria that form colonies clearly visible to the naked eye in more than 7 days on subculture are termed slow growers.

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They can cause disease in humans.

List of slowly growing Mycobacteria

Mycobacterium leprae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis Mycobacterium ulcerans Mycobacterium avium Mycobacterium kanasasii

Rough

  • Mycobacterium africanum
  • Mycobacterium bovis
  • Mycobacterium leprae
  • Mycobacterium lacus
  • Mycobacterium lepraemurium
  • Mycobacterium microti
  • Mycobacterium pinnipedii
  • Mycobacterium shottsii
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    • Smooth

  • Mycobacterium branderi
  • Mycobacterium heidelbergense
  • Mycobacterium intracellulare
  • Mycobacterium malmoense

    • Smooth to rough

  • Mycobacterium gastri
  • Mycobacterium haemophilum

    • Small and Transparent

  • Mycobacterium avium avium
  • Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium avium silvaticum
  • Mycobacterium genavense
  • Mycobacterium montefiorense
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans

    • Photochromogenic

  • Mycobacterium intermedium

    • Yellow and smooth

  • Mycobacterium asiaticum
  • Mycobacterium marinum

    • Yellow and rough

  • Mycobacterium kansasii

    • Yellow

  • Mycobacterium conspicuum
  • Mycobacterium botniense
  • Mycobacterium farcinogenes
  • Mycobacterium heckeshornense
  • Mycobacterium interjectum
  • Mycobacterium kubicae
  • Mycobacterium lentiflavum
  • Mycobacterium nebraskense
  • Mycobacterium nebraskense
  • Mycobacterium palustre
  • Mycobacterium tusciae

    • Yellow-Orange

  • Mycobacterium cookii
  • Mycobacterium flavescens
  • Mycobacterium gordonae

    • Rose-Pink

  • Mycobacterium hiberniae

    • References

    Slowly growing Mycobacteria Wikipedia
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