Mycobacterium gilvum
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| Mycobacterium gilvum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. gilvum |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium gilvum Stanford and Gunthorpe 1971, ATCC 43909 | |
Mycobacterium gilvum 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.
Pleomorphic gram-positive, nonmotile and acid-fast rods.
Colony characteristics
- Pale yellow, Scotochromogenic, and smooth pleomorphic colonies.
- Rapid growth on Löwenstein-Jensen medium at 25 °C and 37 °C, but not at 45 °C, within 7 days.
- Resistant to isoniazid, rifampicin, and sodium aminosalicylate.
Differential characteristics
- 5 species-specific antigens, demonstrable in immunodiffusion tests.
Pathogenesis
- Not assumed to be pathogenic.
- Biosafety level 1
