Mycobacterium gordonae is a species of Mycobacterium named for Ruth E. Gordon.[1] It is a species of the phylum Actinomycetota (Gram-positive bacteria with high guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus Mycobacterium.
Mycobacterium gordonae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Mycobacteriales |
Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Mycobacterium |
Species: |
M. gordonae
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Binomial name | |
Mycobacterium gordonae Bojalil et al. 1962, ATCC 14470 |
Gram-positive, nonmotile and moderate to long acid-fast rods.
Colony characteristics
Physiology
Differential characteristics
Strain ATCC 14470 = CCUG 21801 = CCUG 21811 = CIP 104529 = DSM 44160 = JCM 6382 = NCTC 10267.
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