Mycobacterium houstonense
Species of bacterium
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Mycobacterium houstonense is a member of the Mycobacterium fortuitum third biovariant complex. The specific epithet houstonense refers to Houston, Texas, where the first isolate of the M. fortuitum third biovariant (sorbitol-positive) was identified.[1]
| Mycobacterium houstonense | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. houstonense |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium houstonense Schinsky et al., 2004 | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 49403 | |
