Mycobacterium moriokaense
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| Mycobacterium moriokaense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. moriokaense |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium moriokaense Tsukamura et al. 1986, ATCC 43059 | |
Mycobacterium moriokaense
Etymology: moriokaense, from Morioka, Japan where the organism was first isolated.
Gram-positive, nonmotile and acid-fast rods (2-6 μm x 0.5 μm).
Colony characteristics
- Dry, rough and nonpigmented (nonphotochromogenic) colonies.
Physiology
- Rapid growth on Löwenstein-Jensen media at 28 °C, 37 °C and 42 °C, but not at 45 °C within 3 days.
