Mycobacterium mucogenicum
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| Mycobacterium mucogenicum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. mucogenicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium mucogenicum Springer et al. 1995, ATCC 49650 | |
Mycobacterium mucogenicum
Etymology: mucogenicum, from the organism's highly mucoid appearance.
Gram-positive, nonmotile, curved and acid-fast rods.
Colony characteristics
- Highly mucoid behavior of most strains on solid agar. Smooth and off-white on Middlebrook 7H10 agar
Physiology
- Rapid growth on Middlebrook 7H10 at 28 °C to 37 °C, but not at 42 °C, within 2 – 4 days.
- Susceptible to amikacin, imipenem, cefoxitin, clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin.
- Resistant to isoniazid and rifampin.
Pathogenesis
- Posttraumatic skin infections,
- catheter sepsis and respiratory isolates without clinical significance except in immunocompromised hosts.
- Biosafety level 2
