Tsukamurella

Tsukamurella is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped and obligate aerobic bacterial genus from the family of Tsukamurellaceae.[1][2][3] Most of the strains of Tsukamurella degrade starch.[4] Some Tsukamurella species can cause infections in humans.[5][6]

Tsukamurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinobacteria
Order:	Actinomycetales
Family:	Tsukamurellaceae
Genus:	Tsukamurella Collins et al. 1988[1]
Type species
Tsukamurella paurometabola[1]
Species
T. carboxydivorans[1] T. hominis[1] T. hongkongensis[1] T. inchonensis[1] T. ocularis[1] T. paurometabola[1] T. pseudospumae[1] T. pulmonis[1] T. serpentis[1] T. sinensis[1] T. soli[1] T. spongiae[1] T. spumae[1] T. strandjordii[1] T. sunchonensis[1] T. tyrosinosolven[1]

References

1. Parte, A.C. "Tsukamurella". LPSN.
2. "Tsukamurella". www.uniprot.org.
3. Goodfellow, Michael; Kumar, Yashawant (1 January 2015). "Tsukamurella". Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: 1–16. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00038.
4. George M., Garrity (2012). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Science + Business Media. ISBN 0-387-68233-3.
5. Organization, World Health (2004). Guidelines for drinking-water quality (3rd ed.). Geneva: World Health Organization. ISBN 92-4-154638-7.
6. Connie R., Mahon; Donald C., Lehman; George, Manuselis Jr. (2014). Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 0-323-29261-5.

Further reading

• Inchingolo, Riccardo; Nardi, Ilaria; Chiappini, Fabrizio; Macis, Giuseppe; Ardito, Fausta; Sali, Michela; Bani, Stefania; Delogu, Giovanni; Valente, Salvatore (2010). "First case of Tsukamurella pulmonis infection in an immunocompetent patient". Respiratory Medicine CME. 3 (1): 23–25. doi:10.1016/j.rmedc.2009.02.004.
• Kattar, M. M.; Cookson, B. T.; Carlson, L. C.; Stiglich, S. K.; Schwartz, M. A.; Nguyen, T. T.; Daza, R.; Wallis, C. K.; Yarfitz, S. L.; Coyle, M. B. (1 April 2001). "Tsukamurella strandjordae sp. nov., a Proposed New Species Causing Sepsis". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 39 (4): 1467–1476. doi:10.1128/JCM.39.4.1467-1476.2001. PMC 87956. PMID 11283073.
• Sen, edited by Ramkrishna (2010). Biosurfactants (Online-Ausg. ed.). New York, N.Y.: Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN 1-4419-5979-3.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)