Mycobacterium madagascariense

Mycobacterium madagascariense
Etymology: madagascariense, relating to Madagascar where it was first isolated.

Mycobacterium madagascariense
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M. madagascariense
Binomial name
Mycobacterium madagascariense
Ausina et al. 1992, ATCC 49865

Description

Polymorphic, gram-positive, nonmotile and acid-fast rods.

Colony characteristics

  • Smooth and glistening colonies with yellow or orange pigmentation (1-2mm in diameter).

Physiology

  • Rapid growth on Löwenstein-Jensen medium and Middlebrook 7H10 agar at 31 °C. No growth at 37 °C or above.

Differential characteristics

Pathogenesis

Type strain

Strain P2 = ATCC 49865 = CIP 104538 = JCM 13574.

References

    • Kazda et al. 1992. Mycobacterium madagascariense sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 42, 524-528.


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