Mycobacterium malmoense

Mycobacterium malmoense is a Gram-positive bacterium from the genus Mycobacterium.

Mycobacterium malmoense
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M. malmoense
Binomial name
Mycobacterium malmoense
Schroder and Juhlin 1977, ATCC 29571

Etymology

From the city of Malmö, Sweden where the strain used for the description was isolated from patients.

Description

Gram-positive, nonmotile, acid-fast and coccoid to short rods.

  • Environmental reservoir: soil and water.

Colony characteristics

  • Smooth and nonpigmented colonies, growth below the surface of semisolid agar medium after deep inoculation (as seen with M. bovis), 0.9 - 1.7mm in diameter.

Physiology

Differential characteristics

  • Antigenic structure: seroagglutination demonstrates a single serovar distinct from that of other species.

Pathogenesis

Type strain

Strain ATCC 29571 = CCUG 37761 = CIP 105775 = DSM 44163 = JCM 13391 = NCTC 11298.

References

    • Schroder,K., I. Juhlin 1977. Mycobacterium malmoense sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1977, 27, 241-246.]
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