Mycobacterium montefiorense
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| Mycobacterium montefiorense | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. montefiorense |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium montefiorense Levi et al. 2003, ATCC BAA-256 | |
Mycobacterium montefiorense is a species of bacteria which causes granulomatous skin disease in moray eels.[1] Sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene reveals M. montefiorense is most closely related to Mycobacterium triplex, an opportunistic pathogen of humans.[1]
M. montefiorense was named after the Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y., the medical institution where it was isolated.[1]
M. montefiorense are acid-fast rods which grow on Middlebrook 7H10 media at 25 °C to form small, transparent, slow-growing colonies.[1]
M. montefiorense does not grow at temperatures above 30 °C.[1]
The strain ATCC BAA-256 = CCUG 51898 = DSM 44602.
