Mycobacterium avium silvaticum

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Mycobacterium avium subsp. silvaticum
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M. a. subsp. silvaticum
Trinomial name
Mycobacterium avium subsp. silvaticum
Thorel et al. 1990, ATCC 49884

Mycobacterium avium subsp. silvaticum is a species of the phylum Actinomycetota (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus Mycobacterium.

Type strain: strain 6409 = ATCC 49884 = CCUG 47446 = CIP 103317 = DSM 44175.

Mycobacterium avium subsp. silvaticum Thorel et al. 1990[1] was previously known as Mycobacterium avium strain wood pigeon.

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