Mycobacterium shimoidei
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| Mycobacterium shimoidei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. shimoidei |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium shimoidei (ex Tsukamura et al., 1975) Tsukamura, 1982 | |
Mycobacterium shimoidei is a slowly growing non-pigmented species of mycobacteria. It is rarely associated with lung disease in humans. It was first isolated in 1975.[1]
