Mycobacterium avium hominissuis
"Mycobacterium avium hominissuis" is a subspecies of the phylum Actinobacteria (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus Mycobacterium.
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| Species: | M. avium |
| Subspecies: | "M. a. hominissuis" |
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Suggested name for Mycobacterium avium avium isolates from humans and pigs.
Based on differences in IS1245 RFLP, 16S-23S rDNA ITS and growth temperature, Mijs et al. 2002.[1] propose to reserve the designation Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium for bird-type isolates. These authors suggest, but not formally propose, the designation Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis for the isolates from humans and pigs.
References
- Mijs W, de Haas P, Rossau R, et al. (September 2002). "Molecular evidence to support a proposal to reserve the designation Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium for bird-type isolates and M. avium subsp. hominissuis for the human/porcine type of M. avium". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52 (Pt 5): 1505–18. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02037-0. PMID 12361252.
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