Mycobacterium canariasense | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Mycobacteriales |
Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Mycobacterium |
Species: |
M. canariasense
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Binomial name | |
Mycobacterium canariasense Jiménez et al. 2004, CCUG 47953 |
Mycobacterium canariasense is a rapidly growing, non-pigmented mycobacterium first isolated from blood samples obtained from 17 patients with febrile syndrome. Etymology: canariasense; referring to the Latin adjective of the Spanish islands where all strains were isolated.
Microscopy
Colony characteristics
Physiology
of 5% NaCl.
Differential characteristics
Mycobacteria (including Nontuberculous)
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Slowly growing (R1P=photochromogenic; R2S=scotochromogenic; R3N=nonchromogenic) |
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Rapidly growing/ Runyon IV |
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Mycobacterium canariasense |
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